
Public Safety Updates
- 911 centers see false alarms from smart devices
2.6.23 – WYMT – Sheriff’s deputies responded to three false 911 calls. New Apple devices have a safety feature that calls 911 when the devices detect what may …
Featured Articles
- Bill requires school panic alarms
1.6.23 – Daily Citizen-News — If approved by legislators, the bill would require schools to implement the “Alyssa Alert,” a mobile panic alert system by July 2024. - Locksmiths, businesses that sell alarms in NJ are catch a break
2.7.23 – WOBM – Business who sell fire alarms, burglary alarms and locksmiths will now have easier time advertising in New Jersey … - TMA adds Dynamark Monitoring to its ASAP-to-PSAP service
2.8.23 – SSN – “Dynamark Monitoring, Inc. is thrilled to go live with TMA’s ASAP-to-PSAP service. The journey, while long, has proven well worth the effort,” …
Business Tips
- Richmond care home gets innovative bed alarm system
2.10.23 – Richmond News — An innovative bed alarm system comes to a Richmond care centre. Sleep data collected less invasively will help caregivers support residents: … - CES Trend Check: Smart Homes, Smart Apartments …
2.9.23 – SIW – CES Trend Check: Smart Homes, Smart Apartments, Interoperability, Energy, Wellness and More. Feb. 9, 2023. The top trends and takeaways from Parks … - Tech Trends: Residential License Plate Cameras
2.9.23 – SIW – HOA boards believe LPC cameras will help curtail any criminal activity in the neighborhood by allowing the board members to track vehicle … - What will the electrified home of the future look like?
2.6.23 – Canary Media – A future where most homes are ultra-efficient, all-electric and help balance the grid might sound radical, but it really isn’t that far off. This piece explores the technologies shaping the electrified home of the future and what it’ll take to develop entire grid-balancing neighborhoods powered by clean energy.
Fire & EMS News
- NC: Some tenants say smoke alarms didn’t alert them to fire in their …
2.6.23 – CBS17 – After flames tore through a Raleigh apartment building this weekend, some people who live there want to know why their smoke alarms didn’t go off.
Crime News
- CA: Thieves causes thousands in damage to family-run Vallejo …
2.11.23 – KTVU – Vallejo, Calif. – Rocio Bedolla said intruders caused thousands of dollars of damage to her store, just to take about $50 from her family-run business. “It’s terrible, you know?” said Bedolla. - CA: Three people accused of stealing dozens of bottles of alcohol …
2.8.23 -KTXL – Two adults and one teenager were arrested early Monday morning for allegedly stealing $12500 of alcohol from a Vacaville BevMo and leading … - FL: Florida man who broke into gas station identified after he left …
2.8.23 – Fox 35 – Palm Coast, Fla.- Florida burglary suspect caught after he left behind his debit card: deputies. Lantz Kurtz broke into a Palm Coast gas station and stole items, but was identified and later arrested after he left behind his debit card, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said. - IA: Moline man arrested in connection with burglary string
2.8.23 – WQAD – The 20-year-old man was arrested on Jan. 28 after a string of burglaries lasting from October 2022 to the day he was arrested. - IL: Thieves steal cigarettes during North Side smash and grab
2.9.23 – Chicago (CBS) — Thieves smashed the door to get inside a gas station convenience store on the city’s North Side Thursday morning. - MD: Accused burglar cuts hand, calls for help, gets arrested in Laurel
2.6.23 – DC News Now – Anne Arundel County police said a man burglarized a business then called for help from a different location because he was hurt. - MO: St. Louis police recruit charged with stealing from beauty story
2.8.23 – KSDK – A St. Louis police recruit has been charged with stealing after St. Louis County police say she stole from a beauty store and hit the … - NY: Thieves grab $52K in merch from NYC Givenchy store: sources
2.11.23 – NY Post – Burglars bagged $52000 worth of pricey merchandise during an early morning break in at Givenchy Soho, police sources said. - OH: Suspect indicted for smash-and-grab robbery at local gun shop
2.11.23 – Fox 8 – A federal grand jury indicted a Cleveland man accused of taking part in a smash and grab robbery at an Akron gun shop back in November. - SC: Report: Suspects break through brick wall in Mt. Pleasant …
2.8.23 – WSCS – Mount Pleasant Police are investigating a Sunday theft after they say thousands of dollars worth of iPads were stolen from a Costco. - TX: Suspects wanted for burglarizing Dollar General in Jasper
2.8.23 – 12News – Jasper, Texas – Two males were seen on surveillance footage breaking into the store and stealing items. The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding two suspected wanted in a burglary. It happened on February 6, 2023 at Dollar General. - VA: Man arrested after early morning break-in at Washington …
2.10.23 – ARL Now – A local man is accused of drunkenly breaking into Washington-Liberty High School early this morning, damaging a door. - VA: Man arrested after hiding in CVS until closing, fleeing …
2.9.23 – WJLA – A man was arrested for allegedly staying in a Fairfax CVS store after hours and fleeing with several items, authorities said.
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