Public Safety Updates
- Arlington has failed to collect over $1M in alarm registration …
5.30.24 – ARL Now – Arlington has failed to collect more than $1 million in security alarm registration fees over the past four years, according to county data. The Arlington County Board passed an ordinance in 2020 requiring all alarm owners to pay a $25 annual registration fee for every alarm system. - GISD implements new silent panic alarm system
5.31.24 – Hood County News – This bill requires school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to install silent panic alert technology in classrooms by the start of …
Featured Articles
- Between Us Pros: The High Price of Sales at Any Cost
5.31.24 – Security Sales & Integration – One rogue sales staffer — particularly if they are left unchecked — can be a cancer internally among employees and externally to clientele. - Monitoring Matters: Presence Detection is an Intricate …
5.30.24 – Security Sales & Integration – Presence detection platforms aren’t all the same; they monitor for presence and activity in a variety of manners. Monitoring Matters: Presence … - The beginning of required workplace violence programs
5.28.24 – Security Info Watch – The beginning of required workplace violence programs: are you ready? May 28, 2024. The broad workplace violence prevention law passed in California will ..
Business Tips
- How to train your brain to be more optimistic
6.2.24 – Fast Company – Optimists are wealthier, live longer, and are more successful in life, work, and relationships. Here’s how to change your mindset if you are naturally pessimistic. - Philadelphia’s 7,000-camera surveillance system: What are the risks?
5.30.24 – Fast Company – Giving thousands of city employees the keys to a small surveillance state is a recipe for disaster. - What companies lose out on when they ‘quiet fire’ staff
6.2.24 – Fast Company – If you’ve been avoiding a hard conversation with a direct report, you could be hurting them—and the rest of your team. - How to Manage a Business for Long-Term Success
5.31.24 – American Express – Know your customer base and its crucial significance to your long-term success. Conduct a thorough business analysis regularly to help you identify potential roadblocks in your current operations and plan for ways to overcome them ahead of time. Build a strong foundation based on trust.
Life Safety
- OR: Fire begins in garage workbench, causes $50,000 damage to Cloverdale home; residents awakened by smoke alarm
5.27.24 – SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A fire that broke out in a garage workbench caused about $50,000 damage to a home in the Cloverdale area Monday morning, also briefly…
Crime
- AL: Mobile police release surveillance picture of burglary suspect …
6.1.24 – Fox10 – Mobile, AL – Mobile police release surveillance picture of burglary suspect, urge downtown businesses to be vigilant ; Tesla camera captures ‘crystal clear’ … - CA: San Diego police looking for Del Mar Heights home burglar …
5.29.24 – NBC 7 San Diego – New video shows someone entering a home in the Del Mar Heights neighborhood and taking roughly $85,000 worth of jewelry. The San Diego Police … - CA: Suspects Captured on Camera in University Avenue Smoke …
5.31.24 – Times of San Diego – A person from the store shared footage from his cell phone that showed a suspect wearing a fluorescent vest working on the doors, and two others waiting. One of the others trades places to take over forcing entry through the doors. The trio wore hoodies and one held a backpack. Their faces could not be seen. - GA: Georgia man arrested in connection to Curly’s Chicken …
5.30.21 – WETM – According to the Chemung County Sheriff’s Office, Christopher T. Brown, 22, was arrested on the charge of burglary in the third degree, a class … - ID: Meridian police seek public’s help to identify suspects in …
5.30.24 – KBOI – Meridian Police are asking for the publics help in identifying who broke into multiple vehicles and stole items in a south Meridian … - IL: Surveillance video captures one of two smash-and-grab …
5.27.24 – ABC Chicago – Chicago police are investigating two smash-and-grab burglaries on 87th Street and on Kedzie Avenue Monday morning. - MD: Man arrested after hiding in laundry room during burglary …
5.31.24 – WBFF – A 42-year-old man was arrested after he was found hiding in the laundry room of a home he had broken into on Thursday morning. - NJ: Suspects caught on camera amid string of attempted …
5.28.24 – ABC7 – New Jersey – Police are looking for two suspects wanted in connection with three separate attempted home burglaries in New Jersey. - PA: Burglar sought in multiple burglaries throughout East Falls
5.2.24 – NBC10 – A surveillance camera at a home in Philadelphia’s East Falls neighborhood caught images of a man who, police believe, may be responsible for … - WI: Authorities seek public’s help, release video of suspect in …
5.29.24 – NBC26 – The Brown County Sheriff’s office releases video of Suamico burglary hoping the public can help identify the suspect. - WI: Marathon County Crime Stoppers: WOW burglary video …
5.30.24 – (WAOW) – Investigators have released video of the recent break-in at Wausau On Water Family Entertainment in Wausau. Two burglars gained entry to the building by breaking a window. Once inside, they stole several items and concealed them in a black bag they brought, said Brad Tatro, Marathon County Sheriff’s Detective.
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), Oklahoma Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (OKBFAA) and Texas Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (TBFAA). For more info visit www.nesaus.org.