
News
- How a Security Camera Installer Helped Catch the New York Subway Shooter
4.18.22 – SSI – MACA Security’s Zack Tahhan spotted the shooter and has since gone viral after holding an impromptu press conference to share his experience. - Wall Street still bullish on security
4.22.22 – SIW – Despite current supply chain woes and other challenges, many investors see the industry as a safe bet in uncertain times - Connecticut privacy bill would give residents more control of sensitive data
4.18.22 – SIW – Experts say proposed legislation would feature some of the strongest consumer protections in the country - Affordability Issues Mean Fewer Single-Family Permits in March
4.19.22- CEPro – Single-family building permits decreased 4.8% in March, while overall permits increased by less than 1%.
Business Tips
- Are You Serious About Your Work as a Security Professional?
4.22.22 – SSI – Tech expert Bob Dolph is concerned over a comment thread in an online discussion about an installation. What would you do? - What role does cloud play in security today?
4.22.22 – SSN – Yarmouth, Maine – Cloud-based systems have become a more prevalent storage destination for video surveillance, including the rise of a hybrid model for video surveillance, employing both cloud and on-premises, as well as on-the-edge solutions for security needs. - Lone worker protection is a fundamental responsibility for all retailers, says Interface
4.22.22 – SIW – Interface customers Sally Beauty and Helzberg Diamonds join Interface at Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) to present best practices for protecting lone and mobile workers - Western New York security companies entering cannabis space
4.22.22 – Business Journals – Western New York security companies are preparing to keep the state’s latest cash crop from going up in smoke.
Fire & EMS News
Crime News
- CA: Home of Sacramento couple broken into, thief stealing around …
4.22.22 – Newsbreak – Sacramento – Surveillance footage shows the man approaching the house with a clipboard … into, thief stealing around $1,000 worth of items in 6 minutes. - CA: Novato Burglary Probed
4.22.22 – Patch – Novato Burglary Probed – Novato, CA – An alarm activation call at a business led to the arrests of … - IL: Northwest Side Convenience Stores Targeted In Spate Of …
4.18.22 – Block Club Chicago – Logan Square – Police are investigating a string of convenience store robberies on the Northwest Side. Stores in Logan Square, Avondale, Albany … - IL: Police looking for man allegedly responsible for three armed …
4.23.22 – WIFR – Lewis is charged with three separate counts of armed robbery and aggravated armed robbery. Police say he is not in custody at this time. - IL: Police release photo of Mobil gas station robbery suspect
4.20.22 – Rockford, Ill. (WTVO) – Rockford Police have released a photo of a man who robbed the Mobil early Wednesday morning. - IN: Police arrest burglary suspect one hour after he was released
4.21.22 – ABC57 — A man was arrested for allegedly breaking into a car dealership just one hour after he was released from jail, according to court documents. - KY – Suspect still at large following Covington bank robbery
4.21.22 – Newsbreak – Cincinnati – After Fifth Third Bank was robbed on Thursday afternoon, a male suspect was unable to be located by authorities. - LA: ATM robbed on Commerce Street in Alexandria
4.20.22 – Alexandria, La. (KALB) – The Alexandria Police Department is investigating an ATM theft that occurred on Commerce Street on April 20, 2022. APD responded to the ATM following its alarm activation around 3:26 p.m. and found it connected to a stolen white Ford F-250 truck via straps and hooks. - NY: Man accused of burglaries, injuring officer after arrest
4.19.22- Yahoo Sports – Otsego County sheriff’s deputies said Tuesday a Hartwick man was arrested Sunday, April 17, on charges connected to several commercial building burglaries. According to a media release, Clayton A. Monroe, 66, was arrested after an investigation into a series of burglaries during March and April. - OR: Thieves are targeting Clackamas County homes while …
4.19.22 – KGW – Clackamas, Ore – Thieves are targeting Clackamas County homes while residents are out of town, sheriff’s office says. While there’s no certainty that the recent burglaries were perpetrated by the same thieves, investigators say there are some major similarities. - PA: Man Charged for Hitting Security Guard in Face at Bradford …
4.20.22 – Erie News Now – City of Bradford Police have arrested a man for hitting a hospital security guard in the face at an emergency room early Tuesday morning. - TX: Paris burglars break through roof to steal safe, cigarettes
4.22.22 – KXII – Police said they responded to a burglar alarm in the 3700 block of Lamar Ave at 2:50 A.M. on Thursday. Officers said when they arrived they noticed a hole in the roof of the building. Police said the unknown suspects had cut a hole in the roof to gain access and stole numerous cartons of cigarettes and a small safe. - VA: Police searching for vape shop burglary suspects in Prince …
4.22.22 – Police are searching for two suspects who burglarized a Prince William County vape shop in the early hours of this morning. - WA: Crooks try to steal money from ATM for second time; fail again
4.23.22 – KOMO – Pasco – Police say crooks failed to steal money from an ATM for the second time this year at a Pasco bank.
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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 – Riley Fields
- Texas Burglar & Fire Alarm Assn. Director – Kelly Ryan
- Associate Director – Brian Villari
- False Alarm Reduction Association Director – Kerri McDonald
- 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
- False Alarm Reduction Association Alternate – Alicia Vela