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- States aim to boost school safety after Tennessee shooting
4.2.23 – The Associated Press – In the wake of an elementary school shooting in Tennessee earlier this week that left three 9-year-olds and three adults dead, state legislatures across the country are moving forward with bills aiming to improve school safety. The bills have been introduced in blue and red states alike and would require schools to install technology ranging from panic buttons, video surveillance and emergency communications systems. - Water-based batteries have huge storage potential
3.31.23 – Electrek – Water-based batteries could store 1,000% more power than some energy storage alternatives, depending on the electrolyte used, according to a team from Texas A&M University. Water-based systems are also attractive because they reduce the need for critical materials like cobalt and lithium and present less of a fire risk. … - Technology can help adults age in place comfortably
4.3.23 – AARP – Aging in place can be made easier and safer with the help of technological advancements. Artificial intelligence and chatbot technology can answer questions on nearly any subject such as health care or finance, telehealth can make accessing care easier and faster, …
Business Tips
- Company offers high-tech solutions to school threat problems
4.4.23 – Luzerne County, Pa. -A Luzerne County company has a three-tiered system that can identify an active-shooter situation and sends out alerts. In an active shooter situation, Alan Pugh of AMP Global Strategies in Shavertown says time is everything. - NFPA Issues Multiple Corrections to the 2023 NEC
4.5.23 – EC&M – In Errata No. 70-23-3, issued on March 24, 2023 ,the National Electrical Code Panels 6, 7, 10, 14, 15, and the NEC Correlating Committee note the following errors in the 2023 edition of NFPA 70, National Electrical Code. - Total Home Technologies’ Leasing Business Model is a Total Game Changer
4.7.23 – CEPro – Total Home Technologies in New Jersey formulates a unique leasing business model that results in over $1 million in RMR per year.
Fire & EMS News
- MO: Paper towel dispenser catches on fire at Hannibal Middle …
4.5.23 – KHOA – The locker room area was filled with smoke and the fire had been extinguished with a fire extinguisher by the Hannibal Public School staff. The … - WI: Sprinkler Catches Kitchen Fire in West Side Apartment
4.3.23 – City of Madison – Firefighters responded to an apartment on Tree Lane to investigate a fire alarm in the building. There were also multiple reports of smoke …
Crime News
- CA: Burglars target Mexican restaurants in Rancho Bernardo …
4.6.23 – San Diego Union Tribune – Burglaries at two restaurants occurred early Thursday morning. San Diego police were investigating two burglaries that occurred Thursday morning at Mexican restaurants in Tierrasanta and Rancho Bernardo, officials said. - FL: Fast-food burglary fail caught on camera in South Florida
4.5.23 – WPEC – Two burglars tried to break into a fast-food restaurant in Oakland Park on March 22, 2023. (Broward Sheriff’s Office). - HI: Suspect arrested for arson, burglary …
4.7.23 – Honolulu (HawaiiNewsNow) – Police have arrested Kyle Van Hudson on a long list of felony charges. A 23-year-old man was arrested early Friday for arson, burglary and assaulting a police officer following an alleged rampage that included setting a house on fire with sleeping people inside. - LA: NOPD Searching for Suspect in Third District Business …
4.4.23 – NOPD News – The NOPD is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a subject wanted in connection with the simple burglary of a business. - OK: Police search for suspects in OKC Museum of Art break-in
4.7.23 – News Break – Oklahoma City – Investigators are working to identify two suspects who broke into the Museum of Art in downtown Oklahoma City, … - PA: Lebanon County man charged for sandwich shop burglary …
4.6.23 – ABC27 – Police say Collin Potter of Palmyra has been charged with burglary, criminal trespass, risking a catastrophe, recklessly endangering another person, criminal mischief, and failure to prevent catastrophe. Potter, 21, was held on $100,000 bail, according to police. - WA: Burglars cut through wall, steal $500,000 in gear from Apple Store
4.6.23 – Apple Insider – In an organized operation, burglars recently cut through a wall of an adjoining shop to steal $500,000 from the Alderwood Mall Apple store in Washington. - WA: Pierce County sheriff’s deputies use less-lethal bean bags to …
4.7.23 – KIRO – The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department shared video Friday of deputies using less-lethal bean bags to arrest a burglary suspect in South Hill late last month. According to the sheriff’s department, a deputy responded to a commercial burglary alarm at an orthodontist’s office on March 25 just after 8 a.m. - WI: Suspect arrested in alleged jewelry store burglary on city’s …
4.4.23 – Madison, Wis. (WMTV) – Officers arrested a man on Friday after he allegedly attempted to break into a jewelry store twice on Madison’s east side. The Madison Police Department first responded to the jewelry store’s tripped alarm.
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