News

• 4.9.21 – CEPro · Integrators Vent Biggest Frustrations with Manufacturers, Distributors Supplier frustration includes out-of-stock merchandise, shipping policies, inaccurate online ordering portals, poor customer service and more. …
• ADT Faces Class Action Lawsuit Related to Spying Technician
  4.7.21 – CEPro – ADT fired the technician in question last year after the company learned that he added his personal email address to customers’ accounts during service visits.
• Army looking at biometrics to replace plastic ID cards in …
  4.7.21 – SIW – Army looking at biometrics to replace plastic ID cards in wake of pandemic Military plans to develop ‘Pandemic Entry & Automated Control Environment’ to replace the Common Access Card John Vandiver

Business Tips

• How Will AV Integrators and Manufacturers Handle WFH Policies for Their Employees?
  4.7.21 – CI – Many companies are becoming more accepting of employees who want to work from home now that the concept has proven successful.
• Majority of Workers Lack Even Basic Cybersecurity Hygiene …
  4.9.21 – SSI – Majority of Workers Lack Even Basic Cybersecurity Hygiene, Survey Says April 10, 2021 CISO news And this is because staying safe and protected in cyberspace is a hands-on, practical skill,” says Victor …
• Prickly Customer Issues in House of Worship A/V Technology Market Houses of worship have tricky acoustics, audio challenges and budget-conscious customers. It all adds up to sales issues for A/V …
• DIY Danger: How Konnected Has Concocted False Claims About …
  4.7.21 – SSI – DIY Danger: How Konnected Has Concocted False Claims About Its Alarm Panel Solution Konnected says its alarm panel can turn any wired alarm system into a smart alarm. However, an independent forensic analysis shows it disregards security and life-safety standards and represents

Fire & EMS

• FL: Estero hotel guests get early wake-up call from fire alarm …
  4.5.21 – NBC 2 – An early morning fire alarm had Embassy Suites guests in Estero rising a little earlier than anticipated, officials said. … The fire alarm in the hotel was going off and guests were told to evacuate the building. Thankfully, firefighters discovered the issue was isolated to the service elevator hydraulic equipment.
• NY: Police investigating break-in and small fire at Cornell …
  4.11.21 – 14850 – Police officers responding to a fire alarm activation early Sunday morning at Cornell’s Day Hall discovered that the building had been entered, …
• OK: Burglary alarm leads police to house fire in Oklahoma City …
  4.5.21 – Oklahoma City (KFOR) – Officials say a search for a burglary suspect actually led to the discovery of a house fire in northwest Oklahoma City …
• TX: College Station Police Arrest Bar Customer On A False Fire …
  4.5.21 – WTAW – CSPD did arrest a man on a charge of pulling the alarm at Hydro. According to the CSPD arrest report, 19 year old Tyler Keeton of Cypress said …arkans

Crime News

• CA: Thief caught on camera stealing live crabs from tanks at Morro …
  4.6.21 – KGO – A man was caught on camera stealing crabs from a fish tank at Giovanni’s Fish Market in Morro Bay on Saturday.
• GA: Restaurant owner offers a job to the burglar who broke into his …
  4.5.21 -WXII – The owner of Diablo’s Southwest Grill in Augusta, Georgia, says the burglar is “clearly struggling with life decisions or having money issues.”
• IL: Teen arrested for Peoria business burglary
  4.7.21 – WEEK – Peoria, Ill. – A 16-year-old boy is in the Peoria County Juvenile Detention Center after …
• MI: K9 Faust locates man who allegedly broke into home …
  4.6.21 – ABC57 – Cass County, Mich. — A man who allegedly broke into a home and attempted to steal firearms was taken into custody after K9 Faust located …
• OK: Tulsa Police Arrest 2 After Early Morning Home Burglary
  4.7.21 – News 6 – Tulsa police arrested two people after an early morning burglary at a home near 15th and Memorial on Wednesday. The man who owns the …
• VA: Fairfax County man arrested for three burglaries, released …
  4.8.21 – ALX Now – According to police, on Feb. 3, police responded to an alarm call just after midnight at the Exxon gas station. A …
• WV: Deputies: Man charged in Fayette County after found …
  4.9.21 – WCHS – Christopher Norman Graham of Procious (Clay County), is charged with Daytime Burglary, Destruction of Property, Obstructing an Officer, and Possession of a Controlled Substance. It was also found that Graham was wanted out of Kanawha County for parole violations.

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NESA is a federation of state associations established to serve and promote the electronic systems industry at the direction of, and through its affiliated state associations. Seven state associations are part of NESA – Arkansas Security Alarm Association (ASAA), Kansas Electronic Security Association (KESA), Louisiana Life Safety & Security Association (LLSSA), Maryland Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (MDBFAA), Mississippi Security Association (MSA), Oklahoma Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (OKBFAA) and Texas Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (TBFAA).  For more info visit www.nesaus.org.

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 – Alberto Hook
• Executive Director – Brad Shipp
• 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 –  Kerri McDonald