Public Safety Updates
- GA: CPD and fire dept. propose fines for false alarms
11.5.19 – WTVM – Columbus Fire and EMS says they’re hoping to create a new way to handle the thousands of false alarm calls that puts their departments at a … - GA: Columbus residents could be fined for false alarm calls made …
11.8.19 -WTVM – Columbus residents could be fined for false alarm calls made to first … (WTVM) – Higher penalties may be put into place for residents in . - GA: Sandy Springs Police: Alarm calls are down 32% since the …
11.4.19 – Northside Neighbor – Sandy Springs Police: Alarm calls are down 32% since the true verification ordinance was enacted … In the 4½ months since the city of Sandy Springs’ amended false alarm ordinance took effect, the burden false alarm calls have placed on … Some suspects have been corralled thanks to true verification. - NE: False alarms, fire department still dispatched …
11.7.19 – Doane Line – The most reported crime from the Doane Safety public crime report from the beginning of the school year to Oct. 27, are false fire alarms.
Industry News
- Allied Universal Acquires Chicago-Based Low-Voltage Integrator
11.5.19 – SSI – The acquisition of Advent Systems will expand the Allied Universal Technology Services division within the Midwest region. - 5 Reasons Veterans Are a Perfect Fit for the Security Industry
11.8.19 – SSI- Allied Universal CEO Steve Jones explains how veterans entering the workforce already have identifiable skills that can be transferred to the physical security world.
State & National News
- Researchers Find Smart Speakers Can Be Hacked With The Aid of a Laser Pointer
11.8.19 – CEPro – While it may sound like something from a Sci-Fi novel, researchers have discovered that laser pointers can be used to send malicious commands to common smart speakers. - Alexa, delete what I just said! Here’s how to keep Amazon from listening in
11.10.19 – c/net – Delete your voice recordings and stop sharing them with Apple, Google and Amazon. - Ring doorbells had vulnerability leaking Wi-Fi login info, researchers find
11.10.19 – c/net – Amazon’s video doorbell sees who’s at your doorstep. For months, anyone on its open network could have seen your username and password.
Business Tips
- Working with Architects on New Building Audio Video System Projects
11.7.19 – CI: Audio video system projects are drops in the bucket of what architects need to consider for new buildings. Here’s how installers can take full advantage. - It’s Time to Develop a New Generation of Audio Consumers
11.8.19 – CEPro – As the consumer market continues to skew towards younger consumers it has become important for audio manufacturers to develop products and solutions that appeal to new generations. - Fighting Electronic Packaging Waste in an Industry That Produces TONS of It
11.6.19 – CI: AV technology experts and installers are the industry’s first line of defense against one of its least-spoken-about problems: electronic packaging waste. - 7 Keys to Unlock Your Happiness
11.8.19 – Entrepreneur – A happy entrepreneur is a better entrepreneur.
Fire & EMS News
- AR: Bentonville City Hall Evacuated After Fire Alarm Goes Off …
11.7.19 – 5newsonline.com – Bentonville, Ark. (KFSM) – Bentonville City Hall was evacuated Wednesday (Nov. 6) afternoon after a fire alarm went off. According to the … - CT: Stamford Courthouse Evacuated Due To Alarm Malfunction …
11.4.19 – Patch – Stamford, CT – A Stamford courthouse was evacuated Monday morning due to a fire alarm malfunction, the Stamford Advocate reports. A Judicial Branch spokesperson said a malfunctioning sensor in the building’s fire protection system caused the alarm to go off. … - CT: Westport firefighters investigate electrical fire – Westport News
11.4.19 – Westport News – Westport – The Westport Fire Department are investigating an electrical fire that occurred inside an apartment on Post Road West on … - MA: Police: West Wareham man attacked officers, tried to steal van …
11.4.19 – b news – A West Wareham man was arrested Saturday after allegedly falsely pulling a fire alarm and then trying to steal a van that was full of children … - NM: Burnt pancake leads to evacuation at Nina Otero Community …
11.5.19 – The New Mexican – A burnt pancake caused staff to evacuate Nina Otero Community School Tuesday morning. David Carl, a spokesman for Santa Fe Public …
Crime News
- CA: Sacramento County deputy responding to house alarm …
11.4.19 – FOX40 – Sacramento, Calif. (KTXL) — A surveillance camera captured a deputy detaining two Sacramento County neighbors Sunday morning after an alarm was tripped in one of their homes. - CA: Burglary suspect arrested
11.7.19 – Ceres Courier – The theft of over $2,500 worth of cosmetic products attached by GPS tracking devices led police to make an arrest of a burglary suspect over the weekend. At 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, officers were alerted to a burglary at Cosmo Prof by an alarm company. - FL: Deputies investigate explosion at Florida bank’s ATM – WCTV
11.4.19 – WCTV – Law enforcement authorities in Florida are investigating an early morning explosion at a bank’s ATM. Pinellas County sheriff’s officials said in a news release that they responded to an alarm at a BB&T bank in Oldsmar around 3:27 a.m. … Officials say they discovered “there had been … - FL: Gun store’s security system malfunctions after meter …
11.5.19 – WKMG – Owner claims meter installation damaged cameras, alarm. - IL: Man zip-tied employee while robbing Palatine business: police
11.9.19 – Chicago Sun Times – Christopher Brackens waited for an employee to arrive, ordered them to which was damaged and appeared to be the point of entry. - IN: Police searching for suspects in Avon gun store smash-and-grab11.9.19 – WTHR – Security camera’s captured two men breaking into an Avon gun store. Police hope the videos help them arrest the pair.
- ME: Photos of Greater Portland business burglary suspects released
11.5.19 – News Center Maine – Portland, Maine — Detectives from South Portland, Portland, and Westbrook who have been investigating a recent rash of business … - ME: Suspected burglars in Portland area are bold and cunning …
11.8.19 – Press Herald – Suspected burglars in Portland area are bold and cunning, victims say. Police in Portland, Westbrook and South Portland are working to … - MI: Police investigating break-in at Wyoming jewelry store – WZZM
11.4.19 – WZZM – Wyoming, Mich. — Authorities are investigating an break-in at a jewelry store in Wyoming. According to the Wyoming Department of Public … - MO: Sunrise Beach, Mo. man shoots crossbow at burglars, two …
11.9.19 – KY3 – Camdenton, Mo. – Two men face burglary charges after Camden County deputies say those men broke into a home. Officers arrested Chad … - NE: Police trying to identify Best Buy burglars
11.9.19 – WOWT – Papillion Police are on the hunt for three suspects after a burglary at a Best Buy. … This all happened at the Best Buy. Police say they knew what wanted: a cabinet full of smart phones. … The alarm did trip but the suspects got in and out before … - NE: Suspect in custody after intrusion alarm tripped at Omaha …
11.4.19 – KETV – Omaha, Neb. — Omaha police surrounded a hardware store late Sunday night after a thief tripped a burglary alarm, investigators said. The Omaha Police Department helicopter Able 1 was flying above Westlake Ace Hardware store near 90th and Maple streets around 11 p.m. - OH: Deputies: 1 killed in fatal double shooting entered hotel room …
11.5.19 – cincinnati.com – One of the people killed in a shooting Friday evening at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Sycamore Township entered the hotel room with a gun, according to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office. … Taymar Jones, 20, and Ja’Quan Howard, 15, were both killed in the double shooting. - OK: Police on the lookout for three men accused of breaking into …
11.4.19 – KIITV – Three men are accused of breaking into the Chick-Fil-A on Saratoga … Police on the lookout for three men accused of breaking into southside restaurant … Corpus Christi Police Officers were called to the Chick-Fil-A along the .. - PA: Authorities bust sophisticated burglary ring that targeted 49 …
11.9.19 – 6abc.com – Authorities said Gold’s Pharmacy was one of 49 that the burglary ring targeted in Philadelphia, Bucks, Delaware and Montgomery counties. Indicted in the case are 41-year-old William Limper, 42-year-old Raul Rivera, 30-year-old Michael Dombrowski, and 24-year-old Robert Hopkins, all of Philadelphia. - OR: 3 arrested, suspected in ATM theft in Klamath Falls …
11.10.19 – KOBI-TV – Klamath Falls, Ore. -The Lake County Sheriff’s Department with the help of several other agencies has identified and arrested three … - TN: Jackson police arrest suspect in robbery at downtown Subway …
11.5.19 -Jackson Sun – Officers received an alarm from Jackson Car Audio, a car stereo store located at 58 Carriage House Drive, around 10 a.m., according to Jackson Police Captain Mark Reeves. - VA: Police investigating burglary at Portsmouth business on Towne Point Road
11.6.19 – 3 News Now – A man fired a gunshot at the store’s back window and entered it. He left the store with a backpack filled with cigars. - VA: Burglar targets Manassas area churchesl
11.9.19 – potomaclocal.com – On November 8 at 12:28AM, officers responded to the Iglesia Pentecostal La Ultima Cosecha to investigate an alarm activation. Officers located a rear window - VT: Police investigate two burglaries in Eden
11.5.19 – WCAX – Police are looking into two burglaries in Eden Sunday. They say the first one happened at the General Store and then later that night at the Mini Mart. On surveillance footage, police say a man and a woman were seen forcing the door open at the Eden General Store just before 1 a.m …
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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