News
- UBIETY Technologies, Rapid Response Partner To Reduce Residential False Alarms
12.10.21 – SSN – Chicago – Ubiety Technologies Inc., a sensor array and data analytics company, announced a long-term partnership with Rapid Response Monitoring, the leading provider of professional alarm monitoring services, to solve the 98 percent false alarm rate that challenges today’s security monitoring industry. - Securitas to Acquire Stanley Security for $3.2B
12.8.21 – SSI -Stanley Security is expected to generate revenue of nearly $1.7 billion this year and will give Securitas a bigger global footprint. - Pye-Barker Fire & Safety Acquires Mountain Alarm
12.10.21 – SSI – Mountain Alarm will retain its name and continue to be led by CEO Eric Garner and the existing management team. - Cook & Boardman Acquires Ohio-Based Bass Security
12.8.21 – SSI Staff – Bass is a provider of video surveillance, intrusion and fire/life-safety solutions, as well as locksmith and hardware break/fix services. - Guardian Protection Acquires Rampart Security Systems
12.6.21 – SSI Staff – The acquisition of Western Pennsylvania-based Rampart Security adds a mix of commercial and residential customers to Guardian’s account base.
Business Tips
- Q&A: Success in Construction Market Begins with Curating Strong Builder Relationships
12.8.21 – CEPro – For most integrators, finding success in the new construction market relies on establishing lasting relationships with tech-focused builders. - 5 Ways Monitoring Centers Can Help Grow Your Business
12.10.21 – SSI – Kathryn Schultz – Whether you are looking to grow your business portfolio, create efficiencies within your company or increase your sales, your monitoring center is a great - Net or Gross RMR? What You Should Expect a Buyer to Pay for Your Accounts
12.7.21 – SSI – Ken Kirschenbaum -Not all RMR is created equal. If you’re invoicing a subscriber $20 that’s not likely the number to calculate for the account during a sale. - Eagle Eye Networks Names 5 Video Surveillance Trends to Watch in 2022
12.9.21 – SSI Staff – Flexibility to add customized analytics and the ability to do more with less are among the video surveillance trends to watch for in the coming year.
Fire & EMS News
- NY: Chief says ashes from wood stove sparked house fire – …
12.10.21 – Mid Hudson News – Union Vale Fire Chief says ashes from a wood stove were the cause of an early morning fire on Thursday. - PA: Man charged with setting Bucks County house fire that killed …
12.6.21 – Philly Voice – Christopher Gillie, 61, of Lackawanna County, allegedly stole his roommate’s car and used it to drive to her parents’ home in Bucks County, …
Crime News
- CA: Atwater man arrested for burglary, linked to other nearby …
12.8.21 – Atwater, Calif. … Tuesday at about 3:50 a.m., officers responded to a commercial burglary alarm. Officers say they found evidence of a break-in as well as a fire being set in the building. - CA: Flash mob like thieves hit clothing store in Santa Barbara …
12.6.21 Cal Coast News – Santa Barbara police are looking for a group of about 10 teens who stole multiple items from a Volcom clothing store on the 600 block of State … - FL: Florida man turns himself in after robbing Hollywood Food …
12.6.21 – WKRG – The driver Malachy Rhodes, 20, confessed to driving to and from the food mart. Police arrested Rhodes on Nov. 30 for accessory after the fact … - FL: Orlando convenience store hit by back-to-back vandalism
12.6.21 – WESH – A local store owner worries he’s being targeted after he says his store was shot up twice within a matter of days. - IN: Irvington business owner looks to the public to catch burglars …
12.7.21 – CBS 4 Indy – An Irvington business owner needs the public’s help to track down burglars that he believes are responsible for numerous thefts at his … - MD: Robbers target CVS ATM
12.7.21 – ATM Marketplace – A group of people attempted to steal an ATM from a CVS in Baltimore. Police responded to a silent alarm at the CVS where they found a van … - ND: UPDATE: Casselton bar burglarized; third business break-in …
12.10.21 – Casselton, N.D. (KFGO) – Cass County Sheriff Jesse Jahner says it has not been determined if a burglary early Friday at the Red Baron Lounge … - NE: LPD: ATM damaged at Lincoln bank, cash stolen
12.6.21 – KLKN – Officers arrived at the bank and found a damaged ATM with cash missing. LPD says the ATM had an estimated $40,000 worth of damages. Officers … - NY: Smash-and-grab thieves steal ‘substantial amount’ of jewelry …
12.7.21 – WETM – Thieves stole “a substantial amount” of jewelry within minutes from a Zale’s location in Arnot Mall over the weekend. - OK: Police Report Attempted Break-In At Tulsa Gun Shop
12.8.21 – News On 6 – Tulsa, Oklahoma -. Tulsa police say someone attempted to break into a gun shop near 41st and Memorial early on Wednesday morning. - TN: Burglars steal $100k in streetwear in minutes
12.7.21 – WREG – Memphis, Tenn. – Memphis police are looking for a group of burglars who stole around $100,000 worth of items from a street wear store during a smash and grab early Tuesday morning. - TX: You Can Stand Your Ground in Texas. Even When You Kill a …
12.10.21 – Texas Monthly – Gun-friendly Texas has both a “stand your ground” law and a “castle doctrine,” meaning you can, respectively, defend yourself and your home (or castle) with deadly force—as long as you reasonably believe that such force is necessary.
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NESA Board of Directors
- President – Chris Russell
- Vice President & – Maryland Burglar & Fire Alarm Assn. Director – Craig Bober
- Secretary – Kathleen Schraufnagel
- Treasurer and Arkansas Security Alarm Assn. Director – Rick Howell
- Past President – Jordon Brown
- Kansas Electronic Security Alliance Director – Vacant
- Louisiana Life Safety & Security Association Director – Dera DeRoche Jolet
- Mississippi Security Association Director – Jack Torrence
- Oklahoma Burglar & Fire Alarm Assn. Director – Steven Brekel
- Texas Burglar & Fire Alarm Assn. Director – John Helweg
- Associate Director – Brian Villari
- False Alarm Reduction Association Director – Kerri McDonald
- Executive Director – Brad Shipp
- Louisiana Life Safety & Security Association Alternate –
- Mississippi Security Association Alternate – Shelley Pettit
- Maryland Burglar & Fire Alarm Assn. Alternate – Jim Emerick
- Oklahoma Burglar & Fire Alarm Assn. Alternate – Danna Fowble
- Texas Burglar & Fire Alarm Assn. Alternate – Kelly Ryan
- False Alarm Reduction Association Alternate – Alicia Vela