Public Safety Updates

• GA: Roswell makes changes to false alarm payment management
  3.31.23 – AJC – The Roswell Public Safety and Public Works Committee recently recommended an amendment to the pricing and payment terms the city has with CentralSquare Technologies for false alarm penalties. The city will pay no upfront costs. CentralSquare will absorb all system and processing costs required to provide the service.
• KS: Commercial false fire alarm fees to increase
  3.28.23 – Garden City Telegram – Fees for false alarms related to commercial buildings were increased at the Garden City Commission’s regular meeting on March 21.

Featured Articles

• Nashville shooting highlights security needs at private …
  3.29.23 – AL.com – According to the Alabama Independent Schools Association, private schools in the state do not receive any public funding for school safety …
• School Safety Task Force releases final report
  3.30.23 – RochesterFirst – School safety is on the minds of many, after a deadly school shooting in Nashville and false reports of shootings at multiple New York …
• BBB: Tips for door-to-door sales season
  4.1.23 – Tyler Morning Telegraph – Be wary of high-pressure sales tactics. A reputable seller will give you time to think through the deal and make an appointment to return at a …

Business Tips

• When You Should Say Yes to a VMS
  3.29.23 – SSI – The brains of today’s surveillance solutions reside within a video management system (VMS), but there’s a broad range of brainpower among VMS alternatives.
• Dealing With Malicious Mobile Devices
  3.31.23 – SSI – Darnell Washington -New and emerging hacking tools and exploits targeting mobile devices present challenges to systems integrators and their clients.
• Making the Managed Services Leap
  3.28.23 – SSI – Roy Dagan – The rise of networked security systems coupled with the allure of recurring revenue streams is inspiring some integrators to take on a managed security
• Why Investing in Wireless Is Worthwhile
  3.29.23 – SSI – Bob Dolph – Wireless security advantages include faster installation, lower costs, less site disruption and use when hardwire isn’t feasible. Here’s how its legacy limitations are being overcome.
• ISC West 2023 show floor report: wave of technology innovation advances security industry
  3.31.23 – SIW – Steve Surfaro – ISC West 2023, a show in transition for the positive, delivered a diverse and often fragmented ecosystem this week, with artificial intelligence dominating much of the attention…

Fire & EMS News

• MI: Authorities: No injuries in carbon dioxide leak at McDonald’s in Lapeer.
  3.27.23 – Lapeer, Mich. (CBS Detroit) – The City of Lapeer Fire and Rescue Department investigated after a carbon dioxide alarm was activated Monday at a McDonald’s restaurant in Lapeer.

Crime News

• FL: Suspect indicted on burglary, theft counts at local car dealership
  3.27.23 –  Forsyth County News – In March, Michael Anthony McCloud, 20, of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, was indicted on one count of burglary in the second degree and two counts of theft by taking in connection with an August 2021 incident at Don Jackson Chrysler, Jeep Dodge and Ram.
• GA: Drive-thru ATM nearly destroyed in DeKalb County
  3.29.23 – FOX 5 Atlanta – Dekalb County, Ga. – Police in DeKalb County say they found an ATM nearly destroyed after an alarm early…
• GA: Man wanted for burglary at Citgo on Emery Highway
  3.27.23 – 41NBC News – Surveillance footage showed deputies the suspect walking to the window, looking over his shoulders, then striking the window repeatedly with a …
• MA: Officers Arrest Suspect on a Warrant for Armed Robbery
  3.28.23 – Boston PD – Circumstances surrounding the incident are as follows; At about 7:08 PM, on Monday, March 20, 2023, officers assigned to District E-13 (Jamaica Plain), responded to a radio call for a silent panic alarm at 319 Centre Street in Jamaica Plain (JP Wireless Store).
• MA: Police seek suspect in Hampstead gas station burglary
  4.1.23 – The Eagle-Tribune – Hampstead police arrested Christopher Gaffney, of Haverhill, in connection with the burglary and are searching for Gianfranco Gonzalez, also of …
• MD: DC man sentenced for Montgomery Co. pharmacy heists
  3.29.23 – WTOP – A D.C. man was sentenced Tuesday to 26 years in prison for his role in two Montgomery County, Maryland, heists that cleared locked pharmacy shelves of thousands of opioids and narcotics pills, according to officials.
• ME: Suspect cuts phone and internet lines before breaking into …
  3.28.23 – Casco (WGME) – Someone cut a Casco market’s phone and internet lines, disabling the alarms and cameras, before breaking in and stealing cash. Kindred Farms Market and Bakery in Casco posted a video from their Ring camera on their Facebook page of a person breaking in around 2 a.m. on Tuesday.
• NC: Video Shows Suspect Stealing More Than $18,000 In Electronics From Gastonia Walmart
  3.31.23 – WCCB – GASTONIA, N.C. – Detectives need your help identifying a suspect accused of stealing more than $18,000 of electronics from a Walmart in Gastonia. Video surveillance shows the suspect entering an employee-only area at the back of the Walmart on E. Franklin Boulevard shortly after 9:15pm on March 27th.
• TX: Houston veteran in wheelchair, others fight back against …
  3.29.23 – Fox News – Houston veteran in wheelchair, others fight back against would-be robbers, burglars, shoot 3 within 24 hours. One suspected thief was shot …
• UT: Break-in at popular restaurant leaves cash drawer stolen …
  3.27.23 – Taylorsville, Utah – A popular Taylorsville restaurant had to deal with quite a mess after someone broke into the business early Sunday morning. April and Ross Siragusa have owned and operated Siragusa’s Taste of Italy for 12 years.

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