Public Safety Updates
- How AI, Security, Inclusion Redefined Government in 2024
12.13.24 – Governing -In a pivotal year, governments enacted AI laws, strengthened defenses, bridged the broadband gap, and prioritized accessible, user-friendly …
Featured Articles
- Security cameras and alarms deter burglars, say …
12.12.24 – 9to5Mac – If you’ve ever wondered whether security cameras and alarms are effective at deterring burglars, the answer is yes – and that comes from a very reliable source: burglars. KGW-TV asked 86 inmates convicted of burglary what would make them more likely to rob a home, and which things would deter them … - FCC Opens Entire 6-GHz Band to Very-Low-Power Device Operations
12.10.24 – TV Tech – The FCC has unanimously adopted new rules to expand very-low-power device operations across all 1,200 megahertz of the 6-GHz band alongside other unlicensed and Wi-Fi-enabled devices. - PureTech Systems announces launch of nuisance alarm filter solution PurifAI
12.12.24 – SIW – PurifAI only forwards auto-verified alarms that pass its AI filtering to central monitoring software to eliminate false alarms.
Business
- PureTech Systems announces launch of nuisance alarm filter solution PurifAI
12.12.24 – SIW – PurifAI only forwards auto-verified alarms that pass its AI filtering to central monitoring software to eliminate false alarms. - Monitoring Matters: Looking Back on a Robust 2024 of Leveraging Technology
12.11.24 – SSI – Peter Giacalone – Almost all mainstream applications of AI technology today (e.g., ChatGPT) are narrow AI, no matter how much they might look like general AI. - Solutions for dark and distant areas: Extending the reach of remote video guarding
12.13.24 – SIW – Babak Shir – Explore how thermal AI cameras complement visible AI cameras to overcome distance and lighting challenges, providing comprehensive and cost-effective remote video guarding solutions… - Bosch sells security and communications technology business to Triton Partners
12.12.24 – SIW – By Rodney Bosch – The Bosch assets are expected to enhance Triton’s recent acquisitions in the security industry, enabling further innovation and growth in security and communications technologies.
Life Safety
- IA: Officers assist in removing combative person after fire …
12.9.24 – KTVO – Monday morning, crews in Ottumwa responded to a report of a fire alarm with sprinkler activation.
Crime
- AR: Certified Pies works to clean up after an overnight burglary
12.9.24 – THV11 – After thieves broke into Certified Pies in Little Rock on Sunday night, the owners are now working to pick up the pieces. Author: Rebecca Brown. - CA: Power shut-offs left Ramona business defenseless against …
12.13.24 – 10News – The precautionary power shut-offs for the Santa Ana wind event meant the footage of the burglary, was non-existent. “Unfortunately, the backup battery on the cameras that I had only kept them up for about 24 hours. So they went dark not too long before the actual incident happened,” said Wisnewski. - MA: Man running from police tries to make Santa-like escape but gets stuck in chimney
12.12.24 – Fall River, Mass. (Gray News) – A Massachusetts man has been arrested after getting stuck in a chimney while trying to hide from police. - NY: Burglars cut floor, crawl through ductwork in unusual break …
12.211.24 – WHEC – Rochester, N.Y. – An unusual break-in took place at Nick Tahou Hots, but the burglars left empty-handed. The intruders targeted the safe in … - WA: Kent Police Officer apprehends commercial burglary …
12.9.24 -ILoveKent – A burglary suspect was arrested early Sunday morning, Dec. 8, 2024 after being caught attempting to leave the scene of a crime by a Kent … - WI: Four Individuals In Custody Following Burglary At Horicon’s …
12.12.24 – Daily Dodge – (Horicon) The Horicon Police Department say four individuals of interest are in custody following a burglary at a local business.
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. Six 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.