Public Safety Updates

• New Permitting Procedure for Private Alarms
  4.25.24 – Kansas City, Missouri Police Department – As of April 25, 2024, permits for residential and commercial alarm systems in Kansas City, Mo. will be processed through CryWolf Services.
• Liberty Hill Police Department to start penalizing …
  4.25.24 – Community Impact – The department has been responding to multiple calls related to business alarm systems falsely going off.

Featured Articles

• DOL overtime rule to be adjusted
  4.24.24 – Sidley Austin – Effective July 1, the minimum annual salary threshold for overtime pay eligibility will rise to $43,888 a year from the existing $35,568 under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Department of Labor announced it will publish a final rule on the adjustment, which will continue in stages beginning with a $58,656 threshold in January and automatic adjustments based on current wage data every three years.
• Right-to-repair legislation could reduce e-waste
  4.24.24 – One Green Planet – Electronic manufacturers like Apple currently make it difficult to repair existing products, forcing consumers to buy new, but new right-to-repair legislation in Oregon will require tech producers to provide the parts needed for consumers or small businesses to fix devices on their own. The legislation aims to reduce electronic waste, which totaled 62 million tons in 2022, and make it easier for small businesses to serve their communities.
• FCC restores net neutrality regulations that were repealed during the Trump administration
  4.25.24 – Washington Post – But the internet is different now, and some telecom executives are arguing that the advent of 5G requires additional exemptions, while others call such exemptions a loophole.

Business Tips

• Schools Use IoT Smart Sensors Monitor Indoor Air Quality, Keep Students Safe
  4.29.24 SSI – David Antar – IoT smart sensors that have traditionally been used by schools to detect vaping can also monitor classroom indoor air quality.
• Hardening Access Control With Biometric Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
  4.24.24 – SSI – Bobby Varma – MFA severely limits the possibility of unauthorized users entering a property using a borrowed, stolen, or cloned credential.
• Cancel/Abort Can Increase Risks to Unsuspecting Alarm System Subscribers
  4.22 -24 – SSI – Jeff Zwirn – The policies and procedures according to which a central station monitors a household burglar alarm system need to be disclosed.
• Report: Network routers are in 80% of US homes
  4.23.24 –  Media Play News – Factors like remote work have expanded network router use, says Sarah Lee of Parks Associates, which recently found that 80% of internet-connected US homes have routers. Lee said that “home networking equipment has become a cornerstone in modern living.”

Life Safety

• First responders called to Lincoln mall after multiple fire …
  4.27.24 – LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – First responders were called to Gateway Mall Saturday on reports of a smokey haze that triggered multiple fire alarms. The smoke was reportedly coming from the H&M near Dillard’s at the northwest end of the mall.

Crime

• CA: Alarm triggered police response at L.A. mayor’s house
  4.22.24 – 2UrbanGirls- Los Angeles (CNS) – Police stepped up patrols around the home of Mayor Karen Bass Monday after a man was taken into custody for allegedly …
• CA: Burglar breaks into Newhall Popeye’s by smashing glass …
  4.28.24 – ABC7 Los Angeles – The burglar threw a cement block through the front door of the Newhall Popeye’s, shattering the glass before stealing the cash register. .
• CA: Shasta County burglary suspects arrested after being spotted …
  4.27.24 – KRCR – After calling into the building and threatening the use of a K9, one of the suspects, 49-year-old Keith Courtright, reportedly surrendered himself to deputies. The second suspect, identified by deputies as 28-year-old Austin King, reportedly fled on foot before law enforcement arrived.
• IL: Watch: Burglary attempt at Chicago bakery does not go as …
  4.22.24 – Chicago, IL (WGN) – The owners of a Chicago bakery are picking up the pieces on Friday after a hard fall foiled a clumsy criminal’s burglary attempt.
• MS: 16-year-old watches alleged burglar on security camera …
  4.25.24 – The Commercial Dispatch – A man out on burglary charges in Oktibbeha County is behind bars in Lowndes County on a similar charge, according to a Lowndes County …
• NE: Burglar caught wearing stolen clothes at Lincoln Harley …
  4.24.24 – KOLN-TV – Lincoln, Neb. – Officers found a 20-year-old man inside the store wearing around $500 worth of Harley-Davidson clothing items.
• PA: Homeowner scares off would-be burglars at Berks County …
  4.23.24 – FOX 29 News Philadelphia – A motion detection system saved the day for one Berks County homeowner, but state police are still looking for the suspects.

NESA is a federation of state associations established to serve and promote the electronic systems industry at the direction of, and through its affiliated state associations. Seven state associations are part of NESA – Arkansas Security Alarm Association (ASAA), Kansas Electronic Security Association (KESA), Louisiana Life Safety & Security Association (LLSSA), Maryland Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (MDBFAA), Mississippi Security Association (MSA), Oklahoma Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (OKBFAA) and Texas Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (TBFAA). For more info visit www.nesaus.org.