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Editorial: To respond better to burglaries, the police need to respond to fewer burglar alarms

Under the new policy, instead of sending officers to visit each alarm, dispatchers will instead wait until the alert is verified — either through the relevant security agency, through secondary alarms, or through another person. Some systems, like medical alerts or human-activated alarms, will remain priority calls no matter what.

Pittsburgh police will no longer respond to all burglar alarms

Beginning April 15, officers will only respond to alarms meeting specific criteria, including human-activated hold-up alarms and panic alarms, medical alert alarms, "priority locations" such as government buildings, critical infrastructure, or any location that has the potential to become a larger threat to public ...

Burglar who left apology letter arrested in Lowndes County

The Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office said a burglar broke into several storage units and stole renters’ personal belongings. Authorities said he apparently felt bad about what he did and left an apology letter.

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