Public Safety Updates
- AZ: Town Council discusses future of alarm monitoring, false alarms
5.3.19 – Paradise Valley Independent- In regards to the alarm monitoring service, Police Chief Peter Wingert asked the council for direction on three topics: continuing the service, adding more … - GA: Sandy Springs police, officials defend security alarm verification
5.3.19 – Reporter Newspapers- Sandy Springs police and elected officials defended the upcoming burglar alarm verification requirement at a May 1 public meeting where residents expressed ..
Industry News
- Richmond Alarm Company opens new Chesapeake office
4.30.19 – SecurityInfoWatch- Richmond, VA April 17, 2019 – Today, Richmond Alarm Company (RAC) announced the Grand Opening of their new Chesapeake office in Hampton Roads … - Alarm Expert: Beware This Dangerous Fire Alarm Product
5.2.19 – Security Sales & Integration- A new product is available on Amazon by VirtuAlarm, and its called Virtual AlarmUL Fire Digital Dual Phone Line Alarm Monitoring Re-Transmitter. - Johnson Controls merges its video surveillance and access control product teams
5.1.19 – SIW – Company to focus on the pillars of unification, cloud, cybersecurity, and automation in its products moving forward - Wireless Sensor Security: How Manufacturers Are Securing Their …
5.3.19 – Security Sales & Integration- To get a better grip on how wireless intrusion detection equipment manufacturers and security alarm dealers are addressing this new frontier of hackers vs. - Smart Home Deep Dive: Profiling a Typical Smart Home Installation
5.2.19 – CEPro – CE Pro’s Smart Home Deep Dive Study reveals number and types of interfaces, room placement, pricing, margin, manhours, and brand preference for smart home installations
State & National News
- Silent Panic Alarms Coming To All Chatham Schools
5.1.19 – Patch.com- Chatham, NJ – The School District of the Chathams will be installing silent panic alarms in all schools by September, according to Superintendent Michael … - Springs school installs new technology to alert police if there’s an …
5.1.19 – KKTV 11 News- There are new alarms all over the school, separate from the fire alarms. If a student or administrator pulls one of the alarms, it will launch lockdown procedures … - Proposed ordinance in N.J. city would require businesses that sell alcohol to install cameras
5.1.19 – SIW – Cameras systems would have to be approved by Union City Police Department, retain footage for 60 days - Six top concerns of CCPA compliance
4.28.19 – SIW – Lack of clarity, muddled compliance requirements and confusing consumer rights plague pending legislation - We put glass breaking sensors to the test
5.4.19 – KEYE TV CBS Austin – Burglars don’t hesitate to shatter glass because many alarm systems only go off … One of the biggest concerns with glass break detectors is false alarms, so we …
Business Tips
- Tech Trends: The State of Wireless Access Control
4.18.19 – SIW – Wired can still get the job done, but the prospect of 50-percent cost savings per door can be enticing for a variety of markets - 8 Mistakes Integrators Make When Designing Their Websites
5.1.19 – CI – Every integration firm knows a key part of an audio visual marketing plan is the website, but many have sites that still look like the year 2002… - What Campus Security End Users Say About the Cameras You Install
5.1.19 – SSI – Gain insights from comments made by end users who participated in this year’s Campus Safety Video Surveillance Survey. - What Do Americans Fear Most About Smart Home Tech? Survey Says …
5.2.19 – SSI – In this slideshow, check out results from a survey conducted by ASecureLife.com that asked consumers how much they trust their smart home devices and why.
Fire & EMS News
- AB: Airdrie Fire Respond to Carbon Monoxide Report
4.30.19 – DiscoverAirdrie.com- Carbon monoxide alarms in their residences had gone off and the building’s fire alarm was also activated to safely evacuate the rest of the tenants. Firefighters .. - CA: Sprinkler system helped firefighters contain recycling center fire in …
5.2.19 – KFSN-TV- That tripped an alarm that notified the fire department. No one was working at the business at the time of the fire. Crews are now working to separate the burning .. - CO: Weekly Call Review
5.1.19 – Rio Blanco Herald Times- There were eight calls for Meeker Fire and Rescue including two ambulance requests, two controlled burns, one each disturbance, fire alarm and two medical … - IL: Police Blotter 4-29-19
4.29.19 – MyWebTimes.com- Ottawa firefighters responded at 6:04 p.m. Saturday for an alarm set off by cooking smoke. Ottawa firefighters responded at 11:07 a.m. Sunday … - IL: Police Blotter 5-2-19
5.2.19 – MyWebTimes.com- Ottawa firefighters responded at 10:01 p.m. Wednesday for an alarm activated by cooking smoke. Streator firefighters responded at 10:18 a.m. … - IN: Putnam Scanner for May 4, 2019
5.4.19 – The Banner-Graphic- At 10:44 p.m. on Thursday, GFD was dispatched for a smoke alarm. Firefighters arrived at 10:48 and found the smoke detector battery had … - MA: Fire causes extensive damage to Jefferson Cleaners
4.30.19 – The Landmark- The fire was reported to the Wachusett Regional Communications Center at 10:35 p.m. by a commercial alarm monitoring company. The fire is believed to have … - MA: Orange Police Log: May 1
5.3.19 – Athol Daily News- 9:28 p.m. — Fire alarm, Officer responded and occupants already outside. They did not know why the alarm was sounding. Command … - MA: Police log: 5-1-19
5.1.19 – Daily Item- Kitchen motion detector burglar alarm sounded at Lynnfield Middle School on Tuesday at 1:52 a.m. Officer reports all appears to be secure. - MA: Police/Fire
5.1.19 – Gloucester Daily Times- 6:53 p.m.: A John Wise Avenue resident reported a fire alarm sounding in the basement of a home, but police and firefighters found that the battery was low in … - MA: Spring Street Blues
5.1.19 – The Williams record- 10:16 p.m. Driscoll Dining Hall: The fire alarm was triggered. Officers found that a toaster was left on in the main dining area with burned crumbs. The officers … - MN: Public Safety Briefs: April 14 – April 20
4.30.19 – Tommie Media – An unknown person falsely activated a full building fire alarm. On April 14 at 2:31 a.m. Public Safety responded to property damage in the R2 level of the … - MO: Crews respond to townhouse fire in Cape Girardeau, MO
4.30.19 – KFVS- Officials said smoke alarm went off in an upstairs bedroom of a townhouse. The fire broke out Tuesday morning … - NC: Man fell asleep while frying french fries before house fire: Officials
4.30.19 – KTRK-TV- DURHAM, North Carolina — Durham fire officials said they were dispatched to a fire overnight after a man fell asleep while frying french fries on the stove. - NJ: Wildwood Fire Department April 2019 Activity Report
5.4.19 – Cape May County Herald- False Alarm and False Calls (malfunctioning alarm systems, malicious alarms, unintentional): 24. Total Engine Company Responses: 88. Ambulance 3 … - NY: One severely burned in Yonkers’ Getty Square fire; investigation …
5.5.19 – The Journal News | LoHud.com- The fire department received an alarm at 10:35 a.m., then 911 calls reporting an alarm and a person with injuries, said DeSantis. The fire, which did not appear … - PA: Sentinel area fire calls for April 30
5.1.19 – The Sentinel- 1:26 a.m.: automatic fire alarm, Plainfield Plaza … - PA: Smoke but no fire Sunday at WB building
4.29.19 – Citizens Voice- City firefighters were dispatched to the building after a fire alarm activated at 12:39 p.m. Sunday, said Assistant Fire Chief William Murtha. Firefighters found … - VT: House fire triggers General Alarm in Rutland City
5.1.19 – Rutland Herald- A fire on South Main Street in Rutland City prompted a General Alarm horn this morning a little after 5 a.m., as fire crews fought an intense blaze before dawn. - WI: Suspected arson incident at St. Matthew’s in Allouez
5.1.19 – WGBA-TV- The fire department responded to a fire alarm at the church at around 1:45 Wednesday morning. The first fire crew to arrive smelled smoke and called for …
Crime News
- AL: Police Report for May 3
5.3.19 – Gadsden Times- Someone entered a business Sunday setting off the alarm at about 8:35 p.m. Some damage was done, but … - AR: Yocum Primary prepares for repairs after a motorist collision
5.4.19 – El Dorado News-Times- The EPD responded to a burglary alarm, not initially realizing the driver crashed into Yocum Primary. Lutman said when police arrived, the driver appeared to … - CA: News of Record: May 2, 2019
5.2.19 – Idyllwild Town Cier- April 21 — Alarm call, 6:21 p.m.,. … April 22 — Alarm call, 12:55 p.m Handled by deputy. • April 22 . - CA: reak-in, theft reported at Atascadero gas station
5.1.19 – KSBY San Luis Obispo News- A burglary investigation is underway in Atascadero. Atascadero police say officers responded to a “window break” alarm at about 4 a.m. Wednesday at Chevron … - CA: WATCH: Surveillance video shows trio of burglars stealing cigarettes …
5.2.19 – KSBY San Luis Obispo News- Police are investigating a burglary at an Atascadero gas station early Wednesday morning. Officers responded to a “window break” alarm at around 4 a.m at the … - CO: Boulder Police Blotter: Bank Robbery, McDonald’s Trespasser
5.5.19 – Patch.com- Police responded to a burglary alarm at Watch Galaxy. The front door was smashed. Two display cases, just inside the building, had missing … - GA: Man wakes up to burglar in home
4.30.19 – Northwest Georgia News A Line Street resident woke up to the sound of another man in his home after the suspect triggered the alarm at the home early Tuesday morning. According to … - IL: Man arrested after allegedly burglarizing Fox Lake bar, running from …
4.29.19 – Lake and McHenry County Scanner- The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded at 4:10 a.m. Friday to a call of a burglar alarm at the Route 12 Bar and Grill. - IN: Fine print: Sheriff’s log April 21-27
5.1.19 – Brown County Democrat- 10:12 a.m. Residential alarm. 10:43 a.m. Extra patrol at Eagle Park. … - MA: Alert Burlington cop nabs housebreak suspect
4.30.19 – Lowell Sun- … investigate an attempted break-in where a suspect used a rock to smash a basement window before being scared off by an audible home alarm, police said. - MA: BURLINGTON POLICE LOG: April 18-24
5.2.19 – Wicked Local- 1:12 a.m.: An activated burglar alarm was reported at Apple on Middlesex Turnpike. The building reportedly checked OK. 6:06 a.m.: Trees and wires on fire were … - MA: Concord police log, April 22-28
5.2.19 – Wicked Local- 8:55 p.m.: A coyote was reported on Monument Street at Monument Square. The animal was gone on police arrival. 11:03 p.m.: A burglar alarm was reported on … - MA: Police Log: 5-4-19
5.4.19 – Daily Item- Report of a burglar alarm sounded at Lynnfield High School on Friday at 5:50 a.m. … - MA: Police/Fire $100 bill found in street a counterfeit
5.2.19 – Gloucester Daily Times- 1:06 a.m.: Commercial burglary alarm at Ace Hardware on Station Square. Officers checked and secured the area. Wednesday, May 1. 7:20 p.m.: A Sandy Bay … - MA: Rochester Police Log: April 21-27
5.2.19 – Wicked Local- 2:26 p.m.: A burglar alarm was reported at a residence…. - MA: Rochester Police Log: April 21-27
5.3.19 – Wicked Local- 2:26 p.m.: A burglar alarm was reported at a residence … - MA: Swampscott police log, April 23-28
5.2.19 – Wicked Local- 12:16 p.m.: A burglar alarm was reported. - ME: Biddeford resident pleads guilty to stealing guns
5.4.19 – Biddeford Journal Tribune-The theft was discovered by the Biddeford Police Department, who responded to a burglar alarm and found a broken glass door at the building’s entrance. - MS: Crime & Emergency Reports from April 26-28, 2019
4.29.19 – HottyToddy.com- Oxford Police Department issued 134 tickets, investigated 24 wrecks and the following reports: 4 911 hang-ups 19 alarms 4 animal complaints 4 careless driving … - NJ: Burglar Alarm Leads Middle Township Police to Arrest 2 Juveniles
4.29.19 – Cape May County Herald- Court House – On April 28 at about 4:50 a.m., the Middle Township Police Department responded to a burglar alarm at the Conoco Gas Station… - OH: North Kingsville police reports
5.2.19 – The Star Beacon- Burglar alarm at 4:30 a.m. on April 23. Burglary … Burglar alarm at 10:06 a.m. on April 24. - OH: Shots fired into home of 90-year-old woman, 71-year-old daughter
5.2.19 – News 5 Cleveland- Akron, Ohio — When 71-year-old Ruth Patterson heard loud banging noises and, followed by her home security alarm sounding, she assumed someone was … - OK: Accused Burglar Of Tiger Drug Store Jailed On $20000 Bail
5.2.19 – KUSH Radio- Scott was arrested less than 40 minutes after Stillwater Police Officer Jared Noles was sent on an alarm call to Tiger Drug on a report that “the … - ON: Man found dead in commercial building was victim of a homicide: police
5.5.19 – CTV News- Police previously told CP24 that they were called to the building at around 9 a.m. for a report of a commercial alarm. - TX: Leon County Sheriff’s Report
4.30.19 – Leon County Today- At 7:42 AM, Deputy Bill Goodwin was dispatched to Commerce St. in Centerville, in reference to an alarm. Everything was reported as secure and the call was … - TX: Officials respond to structure fire on Guadelupe Street & N. Harrison
5.1.19 – ConchoValleyHomepage.com- San Angelo, TX – Police responded to a burglar alarm at a San Angelo residence Tuesday when they discovered hot windows and the smell of smoke. - VA: Caught on camera: Bird snatches fish from backyard pond
5.5.19 – WTHR- The bird notices fish swimming around and waits for the perfect moment. The homeowner, watching it all unfold, activates the alarm to try to scare the bird away. - WI: Prosecutors: Teen caught on camera breaking into Racine sporting …
5.3.19 – fox6now.com- Racine police showed up to the sporting goods store at Regency Mall shortly after 4 a.m. for a burglar alarm. The store’s front windows and sliding glass doors …
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NESA Board of Directors
- President – Chris Russell
- Vice President & – Maryland Burglar & Fire Alarm Assn. Director – Craig Bober
- Secretary – Kathleen Schraufnagel
- Treasurer and Arkansas Security Alarm Assn. Director – Rick Howell
- Past President – Jordon Brown
- Kansas Electronic Security Alliance Director – Vacant
- Oklahoma Burglar & Fire Alarm Assn. Director – Steven Brekel
- Texas Burglar & Fire Alarm Assn. Director – Kelly Ryan
- Associate Director – Brian Villari
- Executive Director – Brad Shipp
- Maryland Burglar & Fire Alarm Assn. Alternate – Brian Shrake
- Oklahoma Burglar & Fire Alarm Assn. Alternate – Danna Fowble
- Texas Burglar & Fire Alarm Assn. Alternate – Rex Adams