Public Safety Updates

NC: 97% of Asheville burglar alarm calls are false; police have …
6.25.21 – Asheville Citizen Times. — APD: 97%, or 15,000-plus, burglar alarm calls were false; what police are doing about it. Joel Burgess. Asheville Citizen Times. Asheville …
TX: City of Humble to begin billing insurance companies for …
6.25.21 – Community Impact – City of Humble to begin billing insurance companies for emergency response services; charging residents, businesses for multiple false alarms. … According to City Manager Jason Stuebe, out of a total of 290 fire suppression-related alarms the city’s fire department responded to in 2020, 284 were false.

News

ADT Settles Blue Octagon Trademark Suit Against Amazon’s …
6.24.21 – Bloomberg Law – Home security company ADT Inc. settled its lawsuit accusing Amazon’s Ring LLC of infringing its trademarked blue octagon symbol, with the …
Congress Reintroduces Ban on Facial Recognition Technology
6.23.21 -CEPro – Not only will the new legislation ban the use of facial recognition technology, it will also block funding for state or local governments that use biometric surveillance or facial recognition during the moratorium.
FCC Ups the Ante to Ban Chinese Surveillance Gear, Other Products
6.21.21 – SSI – Hikvision and Dahua, along with three other Chinese manufacturers, were targeted in a rulemaking order the FCC adopted in a 4-0 vote.

Business Tips

Non-Contact Voltage Testers Recalled by Klein Tools Due to Shock Hazard
6.16.21 – EC&M – Klein Tools has issued a recall of its non-contact voltage testers with model numbers NCVT1 and date codes ending H7. The company says that the on/off button can remain depressed during the power on or power off cycle, causing the tester to work improperly. Users testing electrical sources could fail to be warned of the presence of live voltage if the tester is not properly operating, posing a shock hazard.
Practicing Proper Backup Power: Tips, Best Practices & More
6.28.21 – SSI – While it is important to have adequate backup power for all systems, it is especially important for life-safety systems such as fire alarms.
How the Security Industry Is Coping With Supply Chain Calamity
6.23.21 – SSI – Executives from security dealer, integration and manufacturing companies discuss how the global chip shortage is affecting their organizations.
6.28.21 – Fast Company – Smart succession planning is a necessary business strategy that starts with hiring the right people. How to hire the next generation of leaders.

Fire & EMS

NJ: BURLINGTON CALL CENTER EVACUATED AFTER HAZMAT …
6.22.21 -Burlington County, NJ — A hazardous material incident resulted in the evacuation of the Burlington County 911 Call Center late Tuesday …
OH: Arlington woman credits smoke detector installed by Red …
Newsbreak — Arlington, Ohio — How often are you reminded to check the batteries in your smoke detectors, or you see Red Cross volunteers installing …
PA: Working smoke detector saves woman’s life in Butler …
6.25.21 – WPXI – A working smoke detector likely saved the life of a woman who’s apartment caught fire in Butler ……

Crime News

AR: Restaurant burglary suspect faces new felony charge
6.23.21 – Sentinel Record – A Malvern woman arrested Saturday for burglary after reportedly being caught inside a closed local restaurant is facing an additional felony …
CA: Man arrested in Little Caesar’s robbery was connected to ..
6.21.21 – KSAT – Man arrested in Little Caesar’s robbery was connected to several other robberies, police say. Eric Mora was also wanted in connection to a …
CO: Greeley Officer-Involved Shooting Ruled Justified
6.21.21 – KUSA — After facing an investigation following an officer-involved shooting that … in Greeley around 3:30 a.m. on April 3 after a home burglary alarm went off. … The homeowner then pointed the gun towards the officers; in response, …
FL: Wells Fargo Bank Robber Made Bomb Threat, Suspect …
6.21.21 – Patch – Wells Fargo Bank Robber Made Bomb Threat, Suspect Sought: Sheriff – Bradenton, FL – The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a …
IA: Linn County Sheriff’s Office identifies deputy shot at Coggon …
6.21.21 – The Gaxette – A Linn County Sheriff’s Office deputy was shot multiple times by an armed suspect … Casey’s while responding to a robbery alarm. … An armed robber who had just forced two Casey’s General Store clerks … at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, the sheriff’s office said.
IL: Burglary reported at Evansville business
6.27.21 – WFIE — Authorities are investigating a reported burglary at an Evansville business. … Officers responded to Subway for a commercial alarm. When they …
MS: Music manager says $200,000 in property stolen by burglars
6.25.21 – Southaven, Miss. (AP) – A music manager says someone has stolen $200000 in cash, jewelry, credit cards and other property from his …
NE: Burglary Investigation At Elder Jewelry
6.24.21 – KLIN – Lincoln Police responded to an alarm at 4:15 Thursday morning to Elder …
NJ Man Caught In Wayne Starbucks During Burglary Attempt …
6.24.21 – Patch – Wayne police officers responded to reports of a burglar alarm going off at the Willowbrook area Starbucks, police said. The alarm …
NY: Man on parole for burglary charged again | The Altamont …
6.25.21 – Altamont Enterprise — Guilderland —Very early Friday morning, at about 2:22 a.m., Guilderland Police responded to a burglar alarm at the CVS pharmacy …
NY: Two Men Accused Of Burgling Carle Place School …
6.23.21 – Westbury Times – Jarrett Boyarsky,of Westbury, left, and Gem Hattat of Lindenhurst were accused of multiple burglaries at Carle Place schools. (Nassau County …
OH: Police: Robber passes threatening note to Englewood Fifth …
6.22.21 – Dayton Daily News – A robber passed a threatening note to a Fifth Third Bank employee demanding money around 10:15 a.m. June 22, 2021, in Englewood.
OK: Smash And Grab Suspects Caught On Camera Burglarizing …
6.23.21 – News9 – Smash And Grab Suspects Caught On Camera Burglarizing Metro Marijuana Dispensary. Join the conversation.
TX: Intruders break into a Southeast Side church three times in …
6.25.21 – KSAT – San Antonio – Pastor Louise Benson, of the Greater New Genesis Christian Center, says the church has been at its location on the Southeast Side for nearly a decade and what has taken place is certainly a first. The Christian center was broken into on Thursday.
WY: Downtown Casper Business Burglarized For …
6.22.21- K2 Radio – And it appears to have happened again. Platte Hemp Company shared the surveillance video of a break-in early Sunday morning. In the video, …

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