Public Safety Updates

• Pittsburgh Police Announces They Will No Longer …
  3.16.24 – SavvyDime – Chief Scriotto explained that their reports indicate that one of the most frustrating misuse of officers occurs thanks to home security alarms. He said that in 2023, the Pittsburgh police received 9,500 calls for burglary, but the vast majority were false alarms.

Featured Articles

• Airbnb bans indoor security cameras for properties listed …
  3.11.24 – NBC News – Airbnb is banning indoor security cameras from rental properties listed on its site, citing privacy concerns.
• FTC, DOJ push U.S. Copyright Office for right-to-repair exemptions
  3.15.24 – SIW – By John Dobberstein – The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division submitted a joint comment to the Copyright Office as it considers whether to recommend the Librarian of Congress renew and expand temporary exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
• New bill could change fire alarm protocol in state schools
  3.13.24 – IOWA (KWWL) — SF 2191 aims to change the way Iowa schools respond to random fire alarms in the day, adding a wait time to ensure the alarm …

Business Tips

• Tech tips to know before transforming your smart home
  3.11.24 – SlashGear – Creating a smart home requires a stable and consistent Wi-Fi network different from the regular router used to ensure proper bandwidth for all devices. Similarly, connectivity and interoperability are critical when products come from multiple companies, so ensure products are compatible with Matter, an initiative created to unify smart home devices from different competitors.
• Smart surveillance is elevating security through IoT integration
  3.13.24- SIW – Integrating IoT technology into security systems offers many benefits, including enhanced surveillance capabilities
• Big Idea: The Seven Disciplines of a Well-Managed, Profitable Small Business
  3.12.24 – SSI – Ron Davis – In the world of business, success happens to those who have taken the time and effort to prepare for it and embrace discipline.
• The Cloud’s the Limit. Now What?
  3.15.24 – SSI – Steve Prodger – Integrators are merging advanced video surveillance systems with access control, IoT sensors, and analytics into cloud-based platforms.
• Map Shows Burglary Risk in Each US State
  3.12.24 – Newsweek – A map shows the number of burglaries per 100,000 people for each US state, as well as Washington D.C.
• American Drivers Are Now Even More Distracted by Their Phones; Pedestrian Deaths Are Soaring
  2.22.24 – VOX – During the pandemic, distracted driving increased, and it hasn’t gone down since. American drivers use their phones while behind the wheel more often than Europeans, according to data gathered by a contractor for insurance companies, which helps explain the growing disparity in traffic deaths between the U.S. and Europe.

Life Safety

• TN: 48 ON YOUR SIDE: Eclipse Apartments resident speaks …
  3.15.24 – WAFF – Residents at a recently-built downtown apartment complex express frustration with the fire alarm system that seems to be going off at random.
• TX: Burglar bars impede firefighters battling flames at …
  3.12.24 – KSAT – Burglar bars on the windows made putting out a fire at an East Side home difficult early Tuesday morning, according to the San Antonio Fire …
• WA: Carbon monoxide alarms turned off before Evergreen State …
  3.13.24 – The Seattle Times – Maintenance personnel silenced the carbon monoxide alarms several times in the hours before 21-year-old Jonathan Rodriguez died.

Crime       

• AR: Burglary suspect arrested after deputy reportedly …
  3.19.24 – Hot Springs Sentinel Record – A Pearcy man was arrested on a burglary charge Wednesday after he was allegedly recognized in security video inside a residence by a …
• CA: Alhambra family devastated after home break-in caught on …
  3.11.24 – ABC7 Los Angeles – Alhambra family devastated after home break-in caught on camera: ‘Basically our entire life savings’ … An Alhambra family is showing resilience …
• CA: In the news: San Jose burglary caught on camera, Smash …
  3.14.24 – NBC Bay Area – In this episode: On this episode of Synced In, a San Jose family was left shaken up after two men broke into their home in broad daylight, …
• CA: Simi Valley Police arrest three people in liquor store burglary
  3.13.24 – News Channel 3-12 – Simi Valley Police Officers responded to a burglary alarm at a Bev-Mo on 405 Cochran Street early Wednesday morning.
• GA: Burglars caught on camera ransacking Atlanta Family Dollar
  3.16.24 – Fox 5 Atlanta – Police said there was surveillance footage that showed men in the store snatching products from the shelves early Saturday morning. By the time police arrived to the scene, the store had been ransacked. The store owner told police the thieves made off with shampoo, food, tobacco products and clothes.
• NJ: Attempted Burglary In Bloomfield Sets Off Home Alarm: Police
  3.11.24 – Patch – According to a resident, three males attempted to gain entry into his residence using a crowbar through the rear sliding door. The panic alarm was activated and the males fled and entered a vehicle that was parked nearby.” The incident is under investigation, Bloomfield police said.
• NJ: Police investigate home break-in caught on camera in Howell
  3.11.24 – News 12 – New Jersey – It happened on Ethan Drive around 5:30 a.m. on Feb. 29. When the homeowner went to check the noise out, police say he ran into a burglar in his …
• ON: LaSalle police hunt pizza-toting home burglary suspect
  3.13.24 – Windsor Star – LaSalle police are searching for a suspect seen carrying a pizza box before breaking into an Outram Avenue residence on the weekend.
• OR: Gresham Burglar caught red handed on candy store camera
  3.13.24 – YouTube · KPTV FOX 12 Oregon – Police believe one man is responsible for a string of burglaries in Gresham last October.
• TN: No Suspects Found After Burglary Alarm At West Main …
  3.12.24 – WGRV.com – A business on the 1200 block of West Main Street reported burglary this morning before 3 AM but nothing appeared to have been stolen when …
• TX: Texas burglary suspect caught on video failing to break …
  3.17.24 – Fox News – A man and his alleged lookout attempted to break into a home in Bexar County, Texas, and now deputies are looking for them.
• WA: West Seattle homeowners repel burglar with frying pan before …
  3.12.24 – Seattle – A burglar is in custody after police said he broke into a home and fought with the homeowners in West Seattle, who used a frying pan to initially repel the suspect before he was arrested.
• WI: Staff error blamed for intruder alarm at Green Bay West
  3.14.24 – WLUK – In a message to families, Principal Dexter McNabb writes “A staff member was using their Centegix (security system) badge to call administration to assist with a student altercation, but the button was pressed too many times, setting off the intruder alert.”

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