Public Safety Updates
- GA: Police in Sandy Springs Claim Early Success With Alarm …
9.16.19 -SSI – Rodney Bosch Jump to Comments. Police in Sandy Springs Claim Early Success With Alarm Verification Law. According to SIAC, the 11th … - NC: Sheriff’s proposal on false alarms both lenient, and necessary …
9.19.19 – The.Robesonian.com – Sheriff Burnis Wilkins is working on a proposal to take to the county commissioners for their approval that would make it costly for homeowners … - OK: Unregistered alarm keeps security company from reporting …
9.21.19 – FOX23 – Stan Hieger said he and his family got a call from his security system company to notify them of a triggered alarm while they were out of state. He said they told him they couldn’t call the police because the alarm system was not registered with the city.
Industry News
- Vivint Smart Home to Go Public via Reverse Merger Valuing Co. at $5.6 Billion
9.16.19 – CEPro – Vivint Smart Home to be merged into SoftBank-backed Mosaic (NYSE: MOSC), a specialty acquisition corp. that will take on Vivint name. - Palm Beach bookstore installs security system that tags thieves
9.22.19 – Palm Beach Post – Shop owner Matthew Raptis unveiled a high-tech security system recently that has a decidedly sci-fi flavor. It’s an advanced forensic marking … - Interlogix to Shut Down at End of 2019
9.20.19 – SSI – The security products provider announced it would be winding down operations by the end of the year in a note to its distributors. - New ADT Commercial Execs Talk Offerings, Future Plans
9.19.19 – SSI – Members of ADT Commercial’s executive leadership team spoke with SSI at GSX on what to expect from ADT’s newest division. - Security distribution vets acquire Custom Electronic Supply
9.20.19 – SIW – Distribution execs Jason Dennis, Lannie Green, Matthew Green, and Danny Cranford jump back into the security industry
State & National News
- To rein in cities, Texas tries to ban their lobbying
9.17.19 – Stateline – Anti-lobbying efforts illustrate the chasm between statehouses and cities - College police hilariously remind fire alarm-setting students …
9.17.19 – FOX 4 – A new school year means tons of students are embarking on their first … remind fire alarm-setting students how to make Pop-Tarts, popcorn. - Study: Consumers Worry About Cybersecurity, Deem Smart Home Products Too Expensive
9.16.19 – CEPro – Data from Kwikset suggests that while potential smart home tech consumers are spoiled for choice, they have several nagging concerns about the category. - LegisBrief: Rural populations growing, slowly
9.4.19 – Rural counties in the U.S. are beginning to grow in population for the first time since the 2008 recession, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In 2016-2017, nonmetro rural counties gained 33,000 people, reversing a decade-long population loss trend. - U.S. House of Reps Pass Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Bill
9.18.19 – SSI – The bipartisan legislation, now awaiting approval in the Senate, would help pay for purchasing and installing residential carbon monoxide detectors.
Business Tips
- Commercial Integrator Asked You What We’re Doing Right and Wrong: Here’s What You Said
9.20.19 – CI – We’re happy to see Commercial Integrator doing a good job of meeting readers’ needs in most areas, but there are things we can do better—and we will. - What You Can Learn from Excellent Video Game Security Practices
9.20.19 – CI – What can you learn from video game security? As it turns out, quite a lot, since the video game industry is among the most secure in technology today. - Ladder Safety 101: The Most Common Types of Ladder Accidents & How to Prevent Them
9.18.19 – SSI – Did you know more than 90,000 people receive emergency room treatment from ladder-related injuries every year? Don’t be a statistic, follow these tips. - Be Careful What You Say About Your Former Employer
9.16.19 – CI – You never know who’ll be on the other side of that resume you send. Even if you don’t know the company and they don’t know you, there might be a connection.
Fire & EMS News
- CA: “We were very, very lucky”: Smoke detector saves Chico family …
9.19.19 – KRCR – “We were lucky. We were very, very lucky. ” Dave Berman is surveying the damage an early-morning fire caused his home … - FL: Dog dies in fire after alerting family to danger – Story | FOX 13 …
9.18.19 – Bradenton, Fla. (FOX 13) – Leroy Butler woke up around 2 a.m. to the sound of the fire alarm in his hallway. That alarm did its job as the fire … - IA: Faulty fire alarm disrupts Howar classes …
9.16.19 – The Daily Iowegian – Centerville, IA – Faulty fire alarm disrupts Howar classes. Centerville Schools have alerted parents through social media, e-mail and text notifications that a faulty smoke detector briefly caused the school to be evacuated on Monday. - KS: Burnt food sets off alarms at downtown Topeka high-rise …
9.19.19 – Pratt Tribune – Burnt food in an apartment was being blamed for setting off a fire alarm Wednesday morning at a senior high-rise in downtown Topeka. Crews responded around 6:40 a.m. to the alarm at the Landmark Plaza apartment building at. - MA: Plymouth man facing charges for pulling alarm at Pinehills …
9.18.19 – Wicked Local – Plymouth man facing charges for pulling alarm at Pinehills water rate hearing …. hearing on proposed water rate increases in The Pinehills. - NV: Fire alarm prompts evacuation at Jacks Valley Elementary, firefighters report slight smoke, no flames
9.19.19 – Carson Now.org – Fire alarm prompts evacuation at Jacks Valley Elementary, firefighters report slight smoke, no flames. - VA: Family alerted to electrical fire because of working smoke alarm
9.19.19 – Roanoke, Va. (WSET) — The Roanoke Fire-EMS Department says a family was alerted to an electrical fire in their home thanks to their … - WI: Units responding to alarm in Paddock Lake
9.21.19 – westofthei.com – At about 9:08 a.m., Salem Lakes Fire/Rescue units are responding to a report of an alarm.
Crime News
- AL: Suspect arrested in Geneva’s River City Pawn burglary …
9.17.19 – Dothan Eagle – A man wanted on burglary charges was apprehended after he set fire to his RV during a standoff with law enforcement Tuesday afternoon. Officers located a man identified as Jeffrey Wilson, and as officers approached Wilson, he ran inside his RV. … - CA: Police: Alert witness helps nab alleged bicycle shop burglar …
9.18.19 – KRCR – Chico police are crediting an alert witness for helping them track down … helps nab alleged bicycle shop burglar who rode away on a new bike … - CA: Over $69K in cannabis dispensary products stolen in Sonora …
9.19.19 – KCRA – Police in Sonora are asking for the community’s help identifying the people who … Over $69K in cannabis dispensary products stolen in Sonora burglary … a call from a passerby and then an alarm company of a burglary Sept. - CA: Optometry business burglarized in Mira Mesa
9.19.19 – KUSI – San Diego – Thieves broke into a Mira Mesa eyeglasses store this morning and got away with various items, police said. Dispatchers … - FL: Wigs Valued Between $70K, $80K Stolen From Miami …
9.17.19 – Miami (CBSMiami) – Miami Gardens police are investigating the early-morning robbery of expensive wigs from an area warehouse. Thieves hit … - FL: Pembroke man arrested after South Shore car chase
9.16.19 – WCVB – Roderick Wensel, 32, was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, failing to stop for police, negligent driving, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and driving on a suspended license. Wensel is expected to be arraigned in Plymouth District Court on Monday. Pembroke police … - FL: Band of burglars targets cell phone store in Allappattah
9.18.19 – WPLG – Band of burglars targets cell phone store in Allappattah … broke into The Global Cellulars Store. … Home burglary caught on camera after couple left for Hurricane Dorian - FL: Four men went in and out of a bathroom hole. In between, they …
9.19.19 – Miami Herald – Cops say four men broke into The Global Cellulars Store by … hole. In between, they cleared out a phone store. - GA: Keysville woman facing animal cruelty charges | WJBF
9.13.19 – WJBF – Burke County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to an alarm in Keysville Georgia. … “One of the dogs was disfigured,” said Cheif Lewis Blanchard. “The chain was so heavy, and it rubbed into his neck so long, that it affected where he couldn’t even bark or do anything.” - HI: Jackie Rey’s burglarized: Safe containing $2,500 taken from …
9.17.19 – West Hawaii Today – Jackie Rey’s burglarized: Safe containing $2,500 taken from Kona … Once inside the restaurant’s dry storage room, the suspect(s) broke … - IL: Three Men Arrested for Odyssey Fun World Break-In
9.19.19 – NCTV – Three 18-year-olds were arrested Monday for breaking into the shuttered entertainment center. - IN: Benton Harbor police investigating burglary at fish market
9.18.19 – ABC57 – Police are investigating a break-in at the Flagship True North Fish Market that happened early Tuesday morning, according to … - MI: Man Arrested For Flagship True North Fish Market Break-In In …
9.17.19 – WSJM – A 25-year-old man is jailed for allegedly breaking into the Flagship True North Fish Market early Tuesday morning. Officers … - MD: Detectives Investigate Burglary of Coin Store in Downtown …
9.17.19 -Montgomery Co Police – Detectives Investigate Burglary of Coin Store in Downtown Silver Spring … a burglary of a coin store located in downtown Silver Spring. Today … - SC: First responder, bank employee testify in deadly bank robbery …
9.18.19 -WPDE – Opening statements got underway Tuesday morning at the federal courthouse in Florence in the trial for the man charged in the deadly CresCom bank robbery and shooting in August of 2017. … Police say Council killed Donna Major, 59, of Conway, and Kathryn “Katie” Skeen, 36, of Green … - MO: Man Nabbed In Business After Hours — Forced Way Into Shop
9.21.19 – emissourian.com – The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office said the employee of an auto repair shop in the 2900 block of West Osage Street heard someone moving .. - NY: Caught showering in another person’s home, he’s convicted of …
9.20.19 – silive.com – David Maldonado was found showering in another person’s West Brighton home in March 2017. … Maldonado, 37, sat quietly at the defense table when the verdict was announced in state Supreme Court, St. George. … He was also found guilty of third-degree criminal weapon possession, a felony … - OH: Break-in at Cleveland auto body shop caught on video | fox8 …
9.18.19 – Fox 8 – Cleveland – Cleveland Police are looking for the man who robbed a local auto body shop. Z Family Auto sits … - ON: Windsor youth arrested after commercial break-in …
9.16.19CTV – A 17-year-old youth has been arrested after a commercial break-in. - ON: Windsor Man Arrested After Police Respond to Business Alarm
9.21.19 – AM800 – A Windsor man has been arrested after a business was broken into early Friday morning. Police and the K9 unit responded to an alarm at a business … - SC: First responder, bank employee testify in deadly bank robbery …
9.18.19 -WPDE – Opening statements got underway Tuesday morning at the federal courthouse in Florence in the trial for the man charged in the deadly CresCom bank robbery and shooting in August of 2017. … Police say Council killed Donna Major, 59, of Conway, and Kathryn “Katie” Skeen, 36, of Green … - TN: Lawsuit accuses Chattanooga police officers of excessive …
9.17.19 – WRCB – Lawsuit accuses Chattanooga police officers of excessive force while responding to alarm. The Chattanooga Police Department says the … - TX: Man arrested in storage unit burglary had outstanding warrant,…
9.17.19 – KSAT – San Antonio police have identified the man who they said was caught breaking into a storage unit early Tuesday on the Northeast Side. - VA: ‘There was glass everywhere’ Norfolk business owner picks …
9.21.19 – WTKR – There are tire marks on the sidewalk where the car hopped over before … business owner picks up the pieces after car crashes into his store. - VA: Two Richmond men were involved in fatal crash after pursuit …
9.21.19 – Richmond Times Dispatch – Two Richmond men were involved in fatal crash after pursuit of … police pursuit of two bank robbery suspects that began in Chesterfield County … - WA: Bungled downtown burglary ‘went wrong in just about every …
9.21.19 – KOMO – Seattle – A burglary attempt at a downtown Seattle luggage store early Friday “went wrong in just about every way possible,” police said. - WI: Charges filed against 4 men for allegedly burglarizing Best …
9.16.19 – FOX 6 – Four men are now charged in connection with the burglary of the Best Buy store in Greenfield on Sept. 8. The suspects include 43-year-old Richard Listenbee, 41-year-old Kentrell Steppes, 19-year-old Jason Harris and 18-year-old Michael Durkins. … The initial officer attempted a PIT …
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NESA Board of Directors
- President – Chris Russell
- Vice President & – Maryland Burglar & Fire Alarm Assn. Director – Craig Bober
- Secretary – Kathleen Schraufnagel
- Treasurer and Arkansas Security Alarm Assn. Director – Rick Howell
- Past President – Jordon Brown
- Kansas Electronic Security Alliance Director – Vacant
- Oklahoma Burglar & Fire Alarm Assn. Director – Steven Brekel
- Texas Burglar & Fire Alarm Assn. Director – Kelly Ryan
- Associate Director – Brian Villari
- Executive Director – Brad Shipp
- Maryland Burglar & Fire Alarm Assn. Alternate – Brian Shrake
- Oklahoma Burglar & Fire Alarm Assn. Alternate – Danna Fowble
- Texas Burglar & Fire Alarm Assn. Alternate – Rex Adams