7.30.19 – SSI Documents obtained by Motherboard show Ring has essentially enlisted law enforcement as salespeople for its video doorbells. The implementation of video doorbells has been on the rise in recent years. It’s probably fair to say this can at least...
7.31.19 – Cnet – Police promote Ring partnerships as a way to keep communities safe. Now they’re inundated with video of people in innocent activities. Residents with Ring doorbells have been frequently pinging police with footage that doesn’t...
7.31.19 – SSI – SSI Staff Vivint allowed its local business alarm license to lapse, resulting in its list of salespeople needing to be re-approved, a necessity in Wichita, Kan. WICHITA, Kan. — Vivint is no stranger to landing in hot water. Just last month, the...
Minneapolis Chief Medaria Arradondo cautioned against overstretching police officers. 7.28.19 – Star Tribune – By the time the call was canceled, at 3:42 p.m., it had been pending for more than 43 minutes. The call came over the police radio just before 3...
7.17.19 – Atlanta Journal-Constitution Sandy Springs touts early success of first-in-Georgia false alarm law Nearly a month in, Sandy Springs says its first-in-Georgia false alarm ordinance has been working — meaning police officers are working less on...
Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed a bill into law that amends the California Alarm Act to prohibit law enforcement agencies and/or their third-party false alarm compliance contractors from directly billing an alarm company for fines incurred by end-users...
