Public Safety Updates
- ON: False alarm? New fees and processes now in place, say …
6.8.23 – Burlington Today – HRPS now responds to all activated alarms – and will charge $175 for those deemed to be false. - RI: ORDINANCE NO. O-23-15
6.8.23 -Warwick Beacon – AN ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO REPEALING THE ALARM REVIEW PANEL, TRANSFERRING RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND INCREASING THE FALSE ALARM ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE
Featured Articles
- How to assess security’s role in mass terminations
6.12.23 – SIW – Brogan Ingstad – The actual process of termination is carried out by HR, but information security and physical security teams also play important roles in monitoring risk - New PASS School Security Guidelines Include Emerging Tech
6.7.23 – SIW – The latest version of the school security checklist includes descriptions and deployment help for weapons detection, gunshot detection, biometrics, vaping detection and much more - POTS: Not Dead Yet.
6.7.23 – SIW – Still a widely used technology in commercial fire and alarm systems, copper-based telephone lines are poised to rise in …
Business Tips
- The Smart Money: False Alarm Reduction Driving Sales
6.7.23 – Security Info Watch – Research reveals that residential consumers are making buying decisions with false alarm reduction in mind. - Video Analytics: Edge vs. Cloud vs. On-Prem
6.7.23 – SIW – When talking video surveillance and video data analytics, the edge is the end device on a network. Cloud: The cloud is made up of server farms … - Legal Brief: Changes to FTC’s Negative Option Rule may …
6.7.23 – Security Info Watch – FTC considers consumer protection enhancements when it comes to … - Tech Trends: Bringing Order to the Chaos of Access Control Software
6.7.23 – SIW – How integrators can understand and choose from the many access control management systems and software - Survey: Older people will use tech to age in place
6.8.23 – Managed Healthcare Executive – The vast majority of respondents age 55 or older to a U.S. News & World Report survey said they plan to age in place, and almost half say they would incorporate health-related technology to support aging. Of those who use such tech, 25% use apps and 17% use wearable devices or trackers, and 88% say that health-related tech has improved their quality of life.
Fire – Life Safety News
- SC: Fire damages James Island home
6.6.23 – WCBD News 2 – According to Charleston County Dispatch, the fire was on the 1900 block of Wild Wing Lane. Witness photos and video showed flames engulfing a raised home, with the fire threatening to spread to nearby cars, homes, and trees. The siding of a nearby home appeared to sustain damage.
Crime News
- AB: Two suspects sought after attempted ATM robbery in …
6.6.23 – EverythingGP – The McLennan RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying those responsible for a break and ente… - AR: Fort Smith report attempted ATM theft
6.11.23 – NWAhomepage – The Fort Smith Police Department is searching for a suspect in connection to an attempted ATM theft early Sunday morning, according to a news release. - AZ: Burglars on the loose after crashing into Valley gun store
6.9.23 – 12News – “The most important thing is that the guns haven’t been taken,” Phoenix Gun Co. owner Josh Kuk said after his store was burglarized early … - CA: Burglar caught on camera hitting longtime San Francisco …
6.9.23 – CBS News – He owns Macchiarini’s Creative Design, a jewelry and sculpture shop in North Beach. The surveillance video shows a man break into the shop and … - CA: San Diego Police investigate break-ins at North Park bike …
6.7.23 – 10News.com – San Diego Police have launched an investigation after a North Park bike and scooter shop was broken into twice in a span of three days. - CA: Thieves break into Sacramento karaoke lounge, restaurant
6.8.23 -ABC 10 – A Sacramento business owner is sounding the alarm after thieves broke into his restaurant and karaoke lounge on Freeport Boulevard. Surveillance video shared with ABC10 by the owners shows the moments two thieves smashed the glass door of the combination karaoke lounge, restaurant and bubble tea shop. - FL: Surveillance video shows box-wearing bandit allegedly …
6.6.23 – ABC- Police allege the man stole over $30,000 in cash, phones, and watches. A Florida man donned a unique disguise to burglarize a Miami Gardens supermarket. Claude Vincent Griffin Jr., 33, was caught on surveillance cameras haphazardly wearing a cardboard box as a mask when breaking into a glass display containing iPhones. - FL: Suspected burglar who tripped alarm fails to out run police …
6.7.23 – Leesburg News – A suspected burglar who a tripped an alarm at a business failed to out run a police officer. The alarm was tripped Sunday night at Tires Plus, located at 2240 Citrus Blvd. A Leesburg police office checked the garage area and saw 33-year-old Joseph William Busby running from the side of the building. - KS: Lightning strike damages, temporarily closes College Hill …
6.6.23 – Wichita, Kan. (KWCH) – Lightning strike damages, temporarily closes College Hill business. Frost Bakehouse and Creamery could be closed for a couple of weeks after being struck by lightning on Monday- A lightning strike badly damaged a business in College Hill Monday afternoon. - LA: Owner speaks up after $12K worth of saws stolen from …
6.9.23 – WAFB – Gonzales, La. – From the outside, everything looks fine at Hutch’s Ace Hardware in Gonzales. But inside, some shelves are left bare after thieves helped themselves. - MA: 12-year-old charged for smash and grab commercial robbery
6.10.23 – Shore News Network – Store surveillance footage and the discovered merchandise, worth around $1,000, provided evidence for the arrest. Both boys are facing charges … - MA: Police arrest small-fry burglars they say smashed their way …
6.9.23 – Universal Hub – Boston Police report a 14-year-old from Dorchester and a 12-year-old from South Boston were busy stuffing their backpacks with merchandise … - NY: Burglary suspects caught on camera breaking in through …
6.5.23 – KKTV – Surveillance cameras captured two people breaking a wall connecting two eateries in Arizona. - NY: Cops: Man arrested after trying to break into Route 58 food …
6.10.23 – Riverhead Local – The man, later identified as Jose Montes-Fuentes was arrested and taken to Riverhead Police Department headquarters where he was processed charges of Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree and Attempted Burglary in the Third Degree, police said. - PA: Woman Bank Robber With Gun Sought By PA State Police
6.8.23 – DailyVoice.com – Woman Bank Robber With Gun Sought By PA State Police. A woman who claimed to have a gun robbed a Lancaster bank on Thursday, June 8, 2023. - TN: ‘Smash and Grabs’: liquor store owners say they are often …
6.7.23 – Action News 5 – Memphis Police say about 10 heavily armed suspects raided the store. According to the police report, officers responded to the burglar alarm … - TX: College Station Police respond to Twin Liquors at Jones …
6.5.23 – KXXV – “[The] alarm company was saying that there were a couple of guys inside of the Twin liquors right behind me,” said Officer David Simmons, Public … - WA: Burglary At Vancouver Car Dealership Results In Arrest
6.5.23 – KXL – Investigation revealed that the front door of the dealership had been shattered. Law enforcement units encountered an individual exiting the establishment. The suspect, identified as Kevin Navarro (21) from Vancouver, was apprehended and subsequently charged with second-degree burglary.
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