Public Safety Updates
- Update on Android Emergency SOS Feature & Accidental 9-1-1 Calls
6.29.23 – NENA — NENA staff has been working with Google and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) regarding a recent and large uptick in accidental calls caused by changes to default behavior in some devices for the Emergency SOS feature in Android.
Featured Articles
- What Integrators Must Do Before Selling Their ‘Baby’
7.5.23 – SSI – Ken Kirschenbaum – Legal Briefing: What Integrators Must Do Before Selling Their ‘Baby’. Companies need legal advice and help when they decide it’s time to sell … - Navigating Difficult Client Relationships, Part 3
7.6.23 – CI – A leading ASCII Group member offers advice on how to handle bumps in the road, including payment issues, insufficient cybersecurity posture and service-level disputes. - The real reason people in the Northeast are most likely to still have landlines: A Department of Data mystery
6.26.23 – Washington Post – A startling 73 percent of American adults lived in a household without a landline at the end of last year — a figure that has tripled since 2010
Business Tips
- Business Fitness: Punching Above Your Weight Class
7.3.23 – SSI – This headline phrase is used in the pugilistic art of boxing. It ensures fair, competitive matches between individuals based on their weight … - Tech Talk: Nine Ways to Ensure Neat & Sweet Pro Cabling
7.3.23 – SSI – Bob Dolph -Keeping your cables neat from the start of an installation can save you time, money and aggravation in the - 5 Reasons You Should Consider Adding Gunshot Detection Solutions
7.3.23 – SSI – Joe Byron – Technology is available to help stop or lessen the damage done during active-shooter events. Five factors add up to make a compelling case. - Security Pros Partner With Smart Home Integrators for Prosperity
7.3.23 – SSI – Ed Wenck – Security represents a significant portion of the home automation market, but in many ways operates outside the smart home ecosystem. - How to protect your organization from software APIs that can either drive or ruin business success
7.7.23 – SIW – David Lindner – Rapidly changing application programming interfaces (APIs) make ripe targets for attackers, and organizations need new security practices to defend themselves
Fire & Life Safety
- NE: Carbon dioxide alarm alerts Sonic restaurant of potential …
7.5.23 – KSNB – Just before noon Tuesday, the fire department was called out to Sonic on South Burlington Avenue for alarm sounding. The alarm was for carbon dioxide, used for carbonated beverages. Hastings Fire said while this is a safe product in small quantities, a leak from a bulk tank can displace oxygen to an unsafe level.
Crime News
- CA: Asian-owned businesses burglarized in Elk Grove, Woodland
7.6.23 – ABC 10 – Elk Grove, Calif. – Multiple Asian-owned businesses were broken into and burglarized from Elk Grove to Woodland over the past week. The owner of Kuji Asian Grill in Woodland said his business was broken into early Monday morning, and he is not alone. - CA: Union City cannabis dispensary break-in results …
7.7.23 – KRON2 days ago – (BCN) – An attempted robbery of a cannabis dispensary in Union City has led to a search for suspects wanted for attempted murder, the Union … - FL: Suspects in stolen vehicles wanted for attempted robbery …
7.7.23 – Orlando News – A group of four individuals traveling in stolen vehicles is wanted in connection with an attempted robbery at a local smoke shop. - IL: Burglar breaks into kitchen, steals bananas
7.3.23 – Forest Park Review – According to the house security footage, the burglar sat on the porch for about three hours. He then went in through the unlocked side door, … - IL: Vape shop burglarized in Evansville
7.3.23 – (WFIE) – Evansville police say someone broke into the Vape and Smoke Studio. According to a media report, officers were called out just before 3:30 a.m. Sunday for a burglary alarm. When they arrived, officials say the front glass door had been smashed. - KS: Smoke machine triggers response from Emporia Fire …
7.8.23 – KVOE – Emporia Fire was called to the Anderson Building for a smoke alarm just after 9:30 pm. According to Fire Captain Michael Nunley, the alarm was triggered by a smoke machine that was in use for an event at the building. No flames were present and no injuries were reported. - KS: Tool Thief Caught on Camera
7.7.23 – KSAL News – The case is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Police say on Sunday, July 2nd, officers took a report of a theft at Atwoods. - KY: Police looking for bank robbery suspect
7.7.23 – Nicholasville, Ky. (WKYT) – Police are searching for a suspect after a bank robbery. According to Nicholasville police, officers responded around 1:15 Friday afternoon to a bank alarm call at Farmers Bank. - MO: Alarm alerts Columbia Police to attempted ATM robbery, two …
7.5.23 – KRCG – Two men were charged with second-degree burglary after trying to steal more than $25,000 from a Columbia ATM. According to court documents, Columbia police officers were called to an ATM alarm at Regions Bank at 6:00 am on July 3. - MS: Mississippi man charged with burglary, accused of breaking …
7.7.23 – KRCG – Officers said at 6:56 pm the same day, Jimmie Mac Tucker, 54, was seen on Missouri Boulevard wearing the same clothing, including the white shirt with stains that matched the one seen on the man in the security video. Tucker was arrested and taken to the Cole County Jail. - NC: Woman accused of damaging and burglarizing several …
7.6.23 -14 News – They say Sarah Mecum, of Albion, was found inside the store. Deputies say they later found out she had burglarized and damaged other businesses. They include Dairy Queen, McDonalds, and Carter Turf and Tractor. Mecum was taken to the Wayne County Jail on $150,000 bond. - NE: Burglars rammed cars into gas station, vape shop in north …
7.6.23 – Lincoln Journal Star – Officers found the front glass shattered and the store in disarray, Kocian said. Surveillance footage showed burglars ram the front glass with a vehicle before reversing and rushing into the store, stealing $875 worth of vape products and money, Kocian said. The collision caused $8,500 in damage. - PA: Thief hits Bethlehem gas station, cops say
7.6.23 – Lehigh Valley Live – Bethlehem police said a burglar on July 6, 2023, hit the Citgo gas station in the city. - SC: Deputies: Equipment worth thousands stolen …
7.4.23 – (FOX Carolina) – The Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office said deputies are investigating after someone allegedly stole thousands of dollars worth of equipment from Inman Lawn and Garden. Deputies said they responded to Inman Lawn and Garden at around 3:30 a.m. after the business’ alarm went off. - SC: PHOTOS: Burglars sought in South Asheville home break-in
7.5.23 – WLOS – Officers say they responded to a residential alarm on London Road at around 2:46 a.m. on Sunday, July 2, but no suspects were found. However, security camera footage captured two people inside the home. Police say the unidentified individuals may be driving a late ’90s-model passenger van. - TN: Knoxville man arrested for breaking into veterans national …
7.7.23 – WVLT – A Knoxville man is in custody after breaking into a maintenance building at the Knoxville National Cemetery, according to an incident report. - WA: ‘It’s anything that’s not nailed down’: Renton sports bar hit …
7.3.23 – KIRO 7 – The Spot Sports Bar in Renton was broken into for the fifth time in just seven months Monday morning. The general manager, Ben Rhodes, said …
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