Public Safety Updates
- Calls to emergency dispatch double in eight years, and it’s not just iPhones and Apple watches calling 911
5.19.24 – Steamboat Pilot – Callers can help by knowing when to dial emergency, non-emergency lines
Featured Articles
- School Security Must Go Beyond ‘That’s the Way We’ve Always Done It’ Today
6.5.24 – SSI – Robin Hattersley-Gray – Michael Garcia of HID Global explains why school districts need a proactive, unified approach to safety and security. - Business Fitness: Who’s the Conductor of Your Technology Train?
6.5.24 – SSI – Paul Boucherle – Standing still on the track of a runaway train is never a good idea. The same is true when it comes to emerging technology. - From Awareness to Action: Unleashing Creativity in Physical Security Marketing
6.7.24 – SSI – Jennifer Pringle – As the needs of clients in sectors evolve, physical security integrators must master the delicate balance between awareness and action.
Business Tips
- Tips for choosing an optimal gun detection system
6.7.24 – SIW – It is crucial to carefully evaluate available options and select a system that meets organizational requirements, demonstrating reliability, exceptional performance, and cost-effectiveness. - 5 SMS Marketing Best Practices to Help You Sell More Stuff
6.10.24 – The Entrepreneur – BY KENNETH BURKE EDITED BY CHELSEA BROWN – Texting creates faster engagement than any other channel. Used well, it will bring you an incredible ROI while creating better customer experiences. Here’s how. - Why change is hard and how we can trick ourselves into embracing it
6.10.24 – Fast Company – On this week’s episode of The New Way We Work, we explain what happens in our brains when we’re faced with change, and how to better adapt. - How transparency and traceability are reinventing the future of business
6.10.24 – Fast Company – Consumers and companies can benefit from more product and supply chain data—if they can harness it.
Life Safety
- DE: Hunter Biden’s attorneys among guests evacuated from luxury …
6.6.24 – New York Post – Hunter Biden’s T-shirt-clad lawyers Abbe Lowell and Kevin Morris were evacuated from their luxury Wilmington, Del., hotel Wednesday night after a fire alarm went off hours after proceedings in the first son’s federal gun trial wrapped up for the day.
Crime
- GA homeowners find suspected burglar passed out drunk …
6.10.24 – WSB-TV – After buying the alcohol, Pizon came back to the home and drank the alcohol until he passed out on the bedroom floor, according to officials. - IL: Burglar breaks into liquor store through roof in Park Manor …
6.5.24 – ABC Chicago – The burglary happened on Wednesday around 2:30 a.m. in the Park Manor neighborhood, according to Chicago police. - NC: Asheville: Naked burglar captured on doorbell camera
6.4.24 – WYFF News 4 – A man who authorities say terrorized residents and appeared naked on a doorbell camera will spend at least seven years in prison after … - NH: Plymouth police respond to false gunshot alarm at local …
6.8.24 – Newport Dispatch – The alarm company alerted the Plymouth Police Department Communication’s Center, prompting a swift reaction to the potential threat. Officers … - TN: Burglar steals ‘Burgerlary’ food truck trailer, police say
6.5.24 -newsbreak.com – MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – A food truck trailer named ‘Burgerlary’ was stolen in a burglary, Memphis police… - TX: Man arrested for burglary after being found in victim’s …
6.7.24 – KEYE – Austin – A man was arrested for burglary after being found in a victim’s shower in women’s underwear; the victim’s wallet and keys were missing. - TX: Three Suspects arrested for Home Burglary in The Woodlands
6.5.24 -Fort Bend Herald – The homeowner, who was away at the time, reported that three individuals wearing masks had broken into their residence and were spotted on security cameras inside the house. Upon arrival, the Deputies spotted a vehicle leaving the scene and conducted a traffic stop.
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.