Public Safety Updates

TN: Spring Hill contracts Dallas firm to catch false alarms for ..
6.9.22 – Williamson Home Page – The city of Spring Hill has entered into an agreement with a private company and established new policies to mitigate the risks posed to …

News

School security technology at center of fierce debate after …
6.11 .22 – ABC News – After Uvalde, how can we prevent the next mass shooting? A counterterrorism expert explains how attacks like the Texas school shooting can be …
IRS Raises Standard Mileage Rate for Final Half of 2022
6.10.22 – KSHB – Effective July 1 through Dec. 31, 2022, the standard mileage rate for the business use of employees’ vehicles will be 62.5 cents per mile—the highest rate the IRS has ever published—up 4 cents from the 58.5 cents per mile rate effective for the first six months of the year, according to IRS Announcement 2022-13.
Is the Labor Shortage Finally Easing?
6.9.22 – CEPro – ‘Glimmer of hope’ for labor shortage as Home Building Institute reports 300% gain in schools aiming to offer technical trade skills courses.

Business Tips

Gunshot Detection: How to Introduce the Technology to Your Customers
6.10.22 – SSI – Breakthroughs in sensors, reliability and false triggering immunity have made gunshot detection a compelling offering for integrators. Gain insights on adding it to your portfolio, as well as the latest on gun detection.
Security Dealers: Look to Vacation Homeowners to Secure More Smart Lock Sales
6.8.22 – SSI – Securing a vacation property with connected smart locks is a great way to help owners leave stress behind, and for integrators to increase sales.
Comcast to offer professional monitoring option for its Notion DIY smart home system
6.10.22 – SIW – Notion PRO upgrade to provide 24/7 monitoring for consumers at $10 a month
Modern Selling: How to Handle Confrontation with Customers
6.10.22 – SIW – 7 tips to help your sales team navigate unexpected price increases, empty shelves and more

Fire & EMS News

MI: Smoke alarm credited for saving mother and young daughter …
6.8.22 – ABC12 – A working smoke alarm is being credited for saving a mother and her young daughter from a house fire early Wednesday morning in Bay City.
NC: Residents evacuated due to kitchen fire in Columbus senior …
6.10.22 – Tryon Daily Bulletin – Columbus – On Tuesday at 10:45 a.m., Columbus Fire Department was dispatched to Laurel Woods Assisted Living in Columbus for a kitchen fire.

Crime News

BC: A thief broke into a Kelowna brew pub overnight
6.10.22 – Castanet – A rock-wielding thief managed to get away with a small amount of cash after breaking into the Welton Arms Craft Beer and Restaurant on ..
BC: Oceanside RCMP investigating 2 nearly identical break-ins
6.10.22 – Times Colonist – In each case, suspects used a stolen pickup truck to drive to businesses in Errington in the early hours of the morning, pried open the door of a business, made off with stolen goods and ditched the truck later in the morning.
GA: police searching for suspects breaking into local …
6.11.22 – WSB – Clayton County, Ga. — Forest Park police are searching for three men who broke into a convenience store and stole an ATM.
GA: VPD make arrest for Dollar General burglary
6.6.22 – Valdosta Today – Valdosta – Christopher D. Thomas was arrested for burglary of a Dollar General store after an alarm company assisted Valdosta police.
IA: Waterloo police investigate break-in at Gates Pool
6.8.22 – KCRG – Waterloo police are investigating after they say someone broke into the concessions area of Gates Pool on Tuesday.
IN: Florida man to serve five years for 2012 jewelry store robbery
6.12.22 – Daily Journal – A Florida man has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty and admitting his role in a 2012 Greenwood jewelry store robbery. Osniel Labrada-Guillen, 36, of Hialeah, Fla., pleaded guilty to burglary as a Class C felony before Johnson County Circuit Court Judge Andrew Roesener on June 6.
MB: 2 arrested after stolen truck crashes into Brandon store, pulls …
6.6.22 – CBC – Two men face charges after the truck crashed into the convenience store and the ATM was taken, the Brandon Police Service said.
MO: Cole Camp Man Caught On Tape Pulling Fire Alarm …
6.7.22 – KSIS – A Cole Camp man was arrested after he was caught on tape pulling a fire alarm at Motel 6 on Monday night.
NC: Wells Fargo robbery reported by alarm company in Raleigh
6.6.22 – CBS17 – The site of the robbery was the Wells Fargo Bank. The amount stolen from the bank …
RI: Warwick police release pictures of person accused of stealing …
6.10.22 – WLNE – Warwick police on Friday released pictures of a person who’s accused of stealing from a local liquor store last month. Police said that …
SC:Report: Man arrested after robbing bank then attempting to rob …
6.10.22 – North Charleston, S.C. (WCSC) – Police officers say they have arrested a 60-year-old man who is accused of robbing a bank, then a few days later attempting to rob a Walmart by saying that he had a grenade.
SK: Four Charged in Break and Enter
6.10.22 – Regina Police Service – At approximately 2:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 9, 2022, patrol officers were dispatched to an alarm at a restaurant. The complainant was a security company monitoring the alarm system.
SK: Restaurant break-in leads to charges for youths and 18-year-old
6.11.22 – 620 CKRM – While 18-year-old Dakota James Button is charged with break and enter and obstructing an officer. he made his first appearance Friday.
TX: Police arrest 1 after panic alarm tripped at Victoria bank
6.7.22 – Victoria Advocate— At 11:26 a.m., police were notified of a panic alarm tripped by an employee at the First National Bank of Victoria…
TX: Thieves hit local pawn shop
6.8.22 – KJAS – Jasper Police are investigating a burglary and the reported theft of guns from Lakes Area Pawn Shop .
VA: CPD investigating break in at ABC Store on West Main St.
6.8.22 – NBC29 – Police say they responded to an alarm and found broken glass just after midnight. They say about $130 in property was stolen, in addition to …

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