Public Safety Updates

• Alarm permit mistake leads to traumatizing ordeal for …
  5-21-24 -BTV – A northeast Charlotte …
• Champaign Police: Have a burglary alarm? Register it
  4.24.24 – Yahoo – People can register or reregister their alarms online, by calling 888-408-9026 or mailing a check to the City of Champaign Alarm Program at P.O. Box 142375 in Irving, Texas, 75014.
• Newry OKs nuisance alarm ordinance, doubles non-resident …
  5.22.24 – Bethel Citizen – NEWRY – At Newry’s Town Meeting on May 14, the first 12 articles passed in about 12 minutes. The pace continued as all 43 articles were passed with little or no discussion in just over an hour. Article 35 sets new cemetery guidelines and higher fees for non-residents, charging them double for cemetery lots.
• Beach intrusion alarms could trigger new series of fines
  5.21.24 – Miami Today – Residents in Miami Beach with an equipped intrusion alarm will be required to calibrate motion detectors that generate response in order to avoid being punished, the city commission decided unanimously last week. A final vote is due in June.

Featured Articles

• Dealership alarm fiasco: Midtown residents say Porsche …
  5.23.24 – KVOA – Tucson, Ariz. (KVOA) — People in Midtown are sounding the alarm after they say a car dealership’s security system is a constant nuisance.
• Law Enforcement Roundtable: Police Advise on How Security Professionals Can Step Up
  5.20.24 – SSI – Scott Goldfine – Active and former law enforcement officials discuss challenges, crime trends and private sector solutions.
• Crime and Public Safety – Orange County Register
  5.24.24 – The Press Enterprise – Burglary gangs are literally planting cameras in Southern California yards to spy on residents, police say. The burglars allegedly monitor movements of residents before deciding when to break in. Several puzzled residents have discovered the devices.

Business Tips

• Big Idea: Turning the Questions on Myself
  5.20.24 – SSI – Ron Davis – I asked myself my signature question: If you had just one really great idea that could influence these readers, what would it be?
• Cybersecurity Firm Identifies Vulnerabilities in Popular IoT Cameras
  5.24.24 – CEPro – Three popular IoT cameras are implicated in a security vulnerability that could allow a hacker to take over a device.
• Security Products Have Some of the Highest Penetration in Smart Homes, According to Study
  5.22.24 CEPro – Back in the early days, before the flood of IoT products onto the market, the closest thing most people had to an intelligent home was a security system. Even now, though, as smart home products have found their way into just about every American home in some form, security products still hold a particular sway over consumer interest.
• Politics, Lobbyists and Predatory Sales Tactics Are Biggest Threats to School Safety
  5.23.24 – SSI – Shane Giblin, Mike Matranga and Jason Stoddard – Politicians want to keep kids safe, but without the input of school security professionals, their laws are bound to fail.
• Thermal-Powered Early Fire Detection
  5.23.24 -SIW – Using non-contact methods of measuring temperatures, thermal cameras are designed to detect hot spots and temperature irregularities to prevent fires long before they break out.
• RapidSOS banks on AI to boost emergency response
  5.24.24 – A $250 million, decade-long collaboration effort with public safety officials has resulted in RapidSOS Unite, a new platform unveiled by the New York City-based company that combines critical emergency data, multimedia feeds and tools like language translation and messaging into a unified platform.
• Going Beyond the Perimeter
  5.20.24 – Security Today – By Karen Keating – 10 benefits of upgrading to wireless locks. Wireless locks are a growing segment of the electronic access control (EAC) market, increasing at a rate of 8% annually in the Americas, according to OMDIA

Life Safety

• IN: Fog Machine Sets Off Fire Alarm
  5.23.24 – Times Union – Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory Chief Joel Shilling said a fog machine had been left out and it set off the fire alarm

Crime

• NY: Skilled burglar targets Hell’s Kitchen businesses
  5.21.24 – Baseline – A shocking video has recorded a yet unidentified man skillfully burglarizing a business in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan. With a black mask covering his face, the intruder deftly bypasses robust security systems and cracks open an industrial-grade safe, stealing expensive watches and high-end jewelry.
• IN: EPD: Vape burglar leaves behind evidence while committing …
  5.26.24 – WFSB – Evansville, Ind. (WFIE) – A burglary suspect in Evansville accidentally left some important evidence behind after committing the crime.
• TX: Burglar asks victim’s brother for ride to sell his stolen …
  5.22.24 – Texomashomepage.com – KFDK – Wichita Falls – Police say a burglar who stole a video game console called the victim’s brother for a ride to a store where he sold the stolen merchandise.
• NY: Police: Kinderhook homeowner saw burglary suspect on …
  5.23.24 – WNYT – Police: Kinderhook homeowner saw burglary suspect on security cameras. Home security cameras helped police quickly catch a burglar in Kinderhook. A homeowner saw Jason Pelas, 39, on security cameras as he entered the home Tuesday and stole valuables, police said. Pelas was caught in nearby woods.
• OR: Camera footage leads to arrest of Coos County burglary …
  5.20.24 – KEZI – A Coos County burglary suspect was arrested last week on multiple charges after he was captured on camera allegedly forcibly entering a …

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), Oklahoma Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (OKBFAA) and Texas Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (TBFAA). For more info visit www.nesaus.org.