7.30.18 – Weekly News
Public Safety Updates
Industry News
- Former Baton Rouge Police chief, wife involved in freak mountain …
7.25.18 – WBRZ – Wayne Rogillio was chief from 1985 to 1992 and owned a local security alarmcompany and was succeeded as the city’s top cop by Greg Phares. Immediate .
- Where is video monitoring now?
7.25.18 – Security Systems News – To date, most of it has been video verification associated with either intrusion alarms and guard tours.” NMC recently merged with other monitoring companies …
- Sonitrol Launches All-in-One Small Business Security Solution
7.26.18 – Security Sales & Integration – When an alarm is triggered via audio, glass break or motion, the event details, along with real time streaming video and audio, are instantly sent the Sonitrol …
- Alula releases two-way voice capability for its Connect+ Platform
7.26.18 – SecurityInfoWatch – For top security dealers required to offer two-way voice for alarm verification or offering support-at-the-panel for demanding customers, Alula eliminates the need …
- Alarm.com wins Fed. Circuit decision gutting rival Vivint’s smart-home …
7.27.18 – Reuters – A federal appeals court on Wednesday handed smart home company Alarm.com Inc a victory in a patent dispute with rival Vivint Inc. The U.S. Court of Appeals …
- ADS Security expands to eight branches in Alabama
7.25.18 – Nashville, TN – ADS Security recently acquired Systems By Design in Oxford, Ala., its fourth acquisition in 2018. ADS will retain the Systems By Design office in Oxford, marking the eighth branch in Alabama for ADS and the 24th branch location company wide.
- Red Hawk Opens Spokane District Office
7.25.18 – Red Hawk Fire & Security LLC., a provider of fire, life safety and security services, opened a new office in Spokane, Wash., to serve commercial customers in the growing areas of eastern Washington state and Idaho.
- Honeywell Proclaims Post-Spin Company Name Will Be Resideo
7.25.18 – SSI – Products from Resideo will go to market under the Honeywell Home brand, while ADI will remain a standalone distribution business of Resideo’s portfolio
- Google’s Nest May Be Gearing Up to Release Smart Elder Care Devices
7.26.18 – SSI – Sources tell CNBC that Nest has been researching the elder care market in hopes of tweaking its products to “help seniors live independently for as long as possible.”
State & National News
Business Tips
- The Future of Credentials
7.13.18 – SIW – Combining security layers is the key to creating the elusive “truthful identity”
- How to Turn a $30 Monthly Customer into $100+ Monthly Customer
7.16.18 – SDM – In today’s security market it can be extremely difficult as a security dealer or integrator to truly differentiate yourself from your competitors, build and establish your unique brand, and remain sticky to your customer base. There is simply so much competition within the industry that everyone is basically saying “me too” and offering it for a few dollars less.
- Important Kitchen and Bath Design Influences on Home Technology
7.23.18 – CEPro – Understanding trends in kitchen and bath design can provide greater insight to the home technologies that people want.
- How Home Automation Can Provide a Good Night’s Sleep
7.26.18 – CEPro – Tunable white lighting, temperature control, automated heating pads and smarter beds can improve wellness through better sleep.
- You’re Calling Everything by the Wrong Names: How to Use Better AV Keywords to Target Customers
7.26.18 – CI – What AV keywords are your future custom integration customers typing into Google to find you? AV integration marketing strategies should start here.
- How Security Company Leaders Are Contending With Common Challenges
7.27.18 – SSI – One of the strongest indicators of a well-run company is how proficiently and consistently it identifies, confronts and overcomes challenges.
- Profiles in Video Monitoring
7.9.18 – SDM – Just as there are a number of things that qualify as “video monitoring” – from verified video to guard tours and more – there are equally varied ways that dealers …
- Where is video monitoring now?
7-25-18 – SSN – Yarmouth, ME – Video monitoring, including proactive video monitoring, guard tours, video verification and even MIY among consumers, is on the rise, according to six wholesale monitoring professionals interviewed by Security Systems News.
Fire & EMS News
- CA: Family Cat, Fish Saved From East Hollywood Apartment Fire
7.28.18 – Patch.com – There were no smoke alarms in the unit,” she said. “Building occupants were notified of the fire by a central alarm system. There was no sprinkler activation.”.
- GA: Busted pipe floods Victor Hall on Armstrong campus of Georgia …
7.23.18 – WTOC – Firefighters said an air conditioner water line on the building rooftop broke, flooded the building and triggered an alarm. Firefighters responded to the scene at …
- GA: How a single device prevented a fiery tragedy in Buford
7.25.18 – 11Alive.com WXIA – The smell of smoke is what got her to leave, but a local woman credits a smoke alarm with waking her up in time to escape a house fire alive. The fire happened …
- GA: None injured in house fire near Buford
7.27.18 – Hillsboro Times Gazette – The fire department was alerted automatically by an alarm system. Young said firefighters from the Sardinia Fire Department, Southern Highland Joint Fire …
- IL: SIREN REPORT
7.27.18 – Journal Gazette and Times-Courier – Firefighters responded to a fire alarm at 9:55 a.m. Thursday at 914 17th St. The fire alarm was a part of a fire drill that firefighters were not notified about.
- MA: Athol Police log
7.27.18 – Athol Daily News – 4:07 p.m. – Alarm company reporting general fire alarm activation. Officer reporting it’s coming from laundry room, possible dryer, with slight smoke …
- MA: Cohasset police log, July 16-22
7.28.18 – Wicked Local – 12:05 p.m.: A fire alarm was reported at Cohasset Junior/Senior High School. Fire personnel reported a detector problem and contacted facilities …
- MN: Busy days for Brainerd firefighters
7.25.18 – Brainerd Dispatch – At 1:55 a.m., there was a fire alarm at Oak Heights Apartments. Upon investigation, it was determined to be a maintenance matter.
- MO: Cape Girardeau fire report 7/24/18
7.24.18 – Southeast Missourian -At 2:13 p.m., alarm system activation was reported.
- ON: Firefighters battle kitchen fire at Preston Street Starbucks
7.28.18 – OttawaMatters.com – There was a kitchen fire Friday night at the Starbucks. Ottawa Fire Services responded to a call from the alarm …
- PA: New Altona Gym Construction Triggers Smoke Alarm
7.24.18 – PembinaValleyOnline.com – Fire Chief Greg Zimmerman said dust from construction work triggered the smoke alarm in a crawl space. Construction crews were working on some wiring for …
- WA: Firefighters find smoke, activated sprinkler system but no flames at …
7.29.18 – The Columbian – Firefighters initially responded to an activated alarm at the building. When they arrived, firefighters discovered light smoke on the second …
Crime News
- CA: El Cajon police investigate break-in at Montgomery Middle School
7.25.18 – 10News – El Cajon police said officers responded to a tripped burglar alarm at Montgomery Middle School at about 3 a.m. Wednesday.
- CA: La Crescenta burglary suspect caught on video
7.27.18 – KABC-TV – The homeowner says he shattered the glass of the front door which triggered the alarm. She says he took a safe from the bedroom that had her children’s baby …
- CA: San Francisco business owner claims cops accused him of breaking …
7.23.18 – Fox News – The store’s security alarm was going off, Stevenson told KNTV, and he reportedly asked the officers if that’s why they were at his store, noting he was on the …
- FL: Car slams into Bank of America in Largo
7.28.18 – WFLA – Largo, FL – No one was seriously hurt after a car slammed into a bank in Largo Saturday. At about 8 a.m., Largo police responded to an alarm call at …
- FL: OCSO K9 unit sniffs out burglar
7.25.18 – WEAR – On July 17, 2018, at approximately 11 p.m officers were dispatched to the Cash Corner Pocket store in Crestview because the alarm system was going off.
- GA: Authorities: suspects attempted burglary by cutting through roof
7.24.18 – Forsyth County News Online – According to Cpl. Doug Rainwater, spokesman for the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, at about 2 a.m. Monday deputies were notified that an alarm had been …
- IA: Authorities seeking information following break-in at Spirit Lake Silver …
7.26.18 – KTIV – … say that at approximately 3:54 am on July 25, the Spirit Lake Police Department was dispatched to Spirit Lake Silver and Gold for a commercial burglar alarm.
- IA: Authorities seeking information following break-in at Spirit Lake Silver …
7.27.18 – KTIV – … say that at approximately 3:54 am on July 25, the Spirit Lake Police Department was dispatched to Spirit Lake Silver and Gold for a commercial burglar alarm.
- IL: Cops: Would-be robber spooked by alarm at Des Plaines bank, leaves …
7.24.18 – Chicago Sun-Times – After reading the note, the teller turner to a colleague and activated a panic alarm. Corona was apparently startled by the the response and left without taking any …
- IL: Suspect sought after smashing door at Vineland business
7.24.18 – Vineland Daily Journal – Officers responding to an alarm at Mainiero Appliances found the front door shattered at about 8:30 p.m. July 16.
- IL: Suspect wanted for NAPA Auto Parts burglary
7.23.18 – WAND – Officers were called around 8 p.m. on July 13 for an alarm activation. Police found someone had forced their way inside …
- IN: Three men arrested after bank robbery
7.26.18 – Valley Times-News – … Sheriff’s Deputies arrived at the scene after being dispatched by the Chambers County EMA/911 following a robbery alarm, according to a press release.
- KY: Man breaks into building, accidentally sets off fire alarm
7.25.18 – WYMT News – One man is behind bars in Perry County after he broke into a business in the Coalfields Industrial Park and accidentally set off an emergency alarm.
- LA: Armed robbers take store clerk hostage when police arrive on scene
7.28.18 – KTAL – The clerk was able to trip the silent alarm, Woodard said, and when he did, HPD Officer Chris Brice was at the store within one minute. The suspects were …
- MA: Beverly Police logs, July 16-19
7.23.18 – Wicked Local – Monday, July 16. 5:27 a.m. A neighbor’s alarm was reported to be going off on …
- MA: Concord police log, July 8 to 21
7.28.18 – Wicked Local – 11:10 a.m.: A burglar alarm was reported at a residence. …
- MA: Hamilton police log, July 15-21
7.28.18 – Wicked Local – 10:32 a.m.: A burglar alarm was reported …
- MA: Pembroke police log, July 16-23
7.28.18 -Wicked Local – 2:50 p.m.: An audible alarm was reported. A police search of the area was negative.
- MA: Rochester Police Log: July 15-21
7.28.18 -Wicked Local – 12:14 p.m.: A fire alarm was reported at a business. Monday, July 16. 6:28 a.m.: A burglar alarm was reported at a business …
- MA: Swampscott police log, July 17-22
7.28.18 -Wicked Local – 4:52 a.m.: A burglar alarm was reported…
- MI: Man uses threatening note to rob credit union in Rochester
7.24.18 – WDIV ClickOnDetroit – Officers responded to an alarm at the Alliance Catholic Credit Union at 2:20 p.m. Monday. Employees said they had been robbed by a …
- MO: Metro BMX track burglarized for fifth time, costing thousands to repair
7.27.18 – fox4kc.com – After the last break in, a Raytown company donated an alarm. The burglars also ripped that apart — and cut a hole in the fence surrounding the property.
- NY: Beacon Police Blotter
7.26.18 – Highlands Current – Caller reports a panic alarm because of an altercation between a clerk and customer who reached behind the counter and left scene. Saturday, July 7. Caller on …
- OH: Police: Man broke into Warren house, found sleeping inside
7.24.18 – WKBN.com- Officers were called to the house early Sunday morning for an alarm. The homeowner also came to the house and said he …
- OH: Sheriff cruiser struck while responding to call
7.25.18 – The Daily Jeffersonian – The caller said he walked into the store but no one was inside working. He said the alarm was sounding, but dispatch never received a call regarding an alarm.
- OK: Oklahoma man convicted of kidnapping ex-wife
7.25.18 – kfor.com – Investigators say he then cut a hole in an outside wall of the victim’s house to avoid her home alarm system. When the victim arrived home from work, police say …
- PA: Police ask for public’s help in attempted pharmacy break-in
7.23.18 – Meadville Tribune – The pair apparently was scared off by the alarm as the two fled the scene in an unknown direction without making entry and nothing being taken, police said.
- SC: Fort Mill police found him locked in Walmart after hours. And was he …
7.27.18 – The Herald – Fort Mill police found something unusual when they responded to an alarm at the Walmart Neighborhood Market — someone inside, happy to see them.
- SC: Wanted: Burglars saw through Hardees safe, take money and security …
7.24.18 – WMBF – A report states that deputies were unable to view surveillance footage since the thieves took the server to the security system and cut the power to the alarm …
- TX: False alarm sends panic through Texas mall
7.29.18 – WNYT – July 28, 2018 08:06 PM. A false alarm sent panic through a mall in Texas. Shoppers were sent running in a frenzy after what many thought was gunfire.
- TX: Man arrested after NW Austin bank robbery
7.28.18 – FOX 7 Austin – Police say around 10:20 a.m. they received an alarm of a robbery in progress that was likely triggered by a bank employee. A man walked into the bank, passed …
- TX: Thieves use massive forklift to attempt to steal ATM, police say
7.29.18 – KPRC Click2Houston – Investigators said they were called around 3:30 a.m. for a report of a panic alarm. There, they found a large, green forklift …
- UT: Man arrested for series of Traverse Mountain burglaries in Lehi
7.23.18 – Daily Herald – Lehi police were initially dispatched Sunday in response to an alarm at the Sprint Store., but the alarm company advised …
- VA: Arlington Ridge business robbed
7.26.18 – WHAG – www.localdvm.com – At around 1:50 am on Sunday, police responded to a burglar alarm, where they determined two suspects damaged …
- VA: Crime Report: Police Investigating Burglary Near Arlington Ridge …
7.25.18 – ARL now – At approximately 1:50 a.m. on July 22, police responded to the report of a burglar alarm. Upon arrival, it was determined that two suspects gained entry to a …
- WA: Pair arrested for multiple fire alarm burglaries
7.24.18 – KIRO Seattle – Police arrested a pair of burglars Sunday night in Greenwood suspected of committing a string of break-ins using fire alarms. The officers found two people that …
- WI: Man robs Associated Bank branch, threatens to kill everyone if he …
7.28.18 – WTMJ – He also threatened to blow up the bank if any alarm was set off. He left the bank in a blue four-door PT Cruiser. The man is described as an African-American …
- WV: Wheeling Police Reports
7.23.18 – Wheeling Intelligencer – At 2:59 a.m., false alarm. At 2:04 a.m., 7-Eleven threats. At 1:36 a.m., …
