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April 4, 2016

Door to Door Sales

  • Man posing as alarm rep in southeast Atlanta
    3.31.16 – FOX 5 Atlanta- Atlanta – A really frightening moment for a southeast Atlanta woman and other neighbors after she said a man posing as an alarm representative approached …More Info

Public Safety Updates

  • LA: Putting more resources into NOPD is vital to New Orleans’ future
    4.3.16 – NOLA.com – … implementing our false alarm ordinance. And this year, for the first time, NOPD will begin to hire part-time officers to better respond to citizen calls for services. More Info
  • ON: False alarms continue to drop
    3.31.16 – Brantford Expositor- Brantford police credit the false alarm bylaw enacted last summer for a continued decline in alarm calls received by the service. In January, police received 161 … More Info
  • TX: MCSO to enforce home alarm permit rules
    3.29.16 – Your Houston News – The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office will begin proactively enforcing the county’s alarm system code, which says by law those with alarm systems in their … More Info

Industry News

  • Tips for finding the right home security system
    3.28.16 – Journal Advocate – The nearly 600,000 inquiries from consumers researching alarm system companies last year is testament that consumers are not willing to take chances when. More Info
  • Apollo, ADT Deal Moves Forward After ‘Go-Shop’ Period Expires
    3.28.16 – Wall Street Journal – Apollo has said it would fold ADT into its Protection 1 subsidiary, an ADT competitor Apollo bought last year in a move into the alarm monitoring services industry… More Info
  • Here’s why your home alarm system may not reach police
    4.1.16 – 11alive.com- A break-in inside a Cobb County apartment prompted the couple that lives there to install an alarm system. It turns out it was just a false sense of security. More Info

Legislative News

Bill Text Description History
RIS02851
Text		 By Fogarty | AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS – ELECTRICIANS – TRADES LICENSING – PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS (Each individual violating law governing electricians, plumbers, and other trades constitutes a separate offense for firms/corporations.)
Status: 03/23/2016 : Introduced, referred to Senate Labor.		 History

 

State & National News

  • How will AT&T 2G shut down impact IoT customers
    3.28.16 – RCR Wireless News – IoT customers will be able to significantly improve their applications and solutions (e.g. video cameras for real-time streaming/records for alarm solutions, driver … More Info
  • U.S. economy gains 215,000 jobs in March, unemployment rises to 5 percent
    4.1.16 – The Washington Post – U.S. employers notched another solid month of hiring in March by adding 215,000 jobs, driven by large gains in the construction, retail and health care industries. More Info
  • Geoff Manaugh’s ‘A Burglar’s Guide to the City’ is a unique take on …
    4.1.16 – Los Angeles Times- It won’t help you outsmart wily cat burglars with ingenious homealarm systems, either. Instead, it explores something a lot weirder and more interesting: … More Info
  • Carolina may eliminate licensing for a dozen professions
    4.2.16 – WSOC Charlotte- … locksmiths and locksmith apprentices; podiatrists; alarm system businesses; employee assistance professionals; clinical profusionists; and public librarians. More Info

Business Tips

  • Should Your UCC Strategy Be to Go Soft?
    3.28.16 – CI – Unified communication and collaboration clients and manufacturers are increasingly focused on software-based solutions. More Info
  • Pros & Cons of Becoming or Rehiring ‘Boomerang’ Employees
    3.30.16 – CEPro – As labor gets tighter in the custom electronics industry, the likelihood of hiring a former employee increases for integrators. Meanwhile, many ex-employees want to come back. What should you be on the lookout for? More Info

Fire News

  • CA: Faulty wiring suspected in Rainbow Glen apartment fire
    3.29.16 – Santa Clarita Valley Signal – Firefighters responded to a fire alarm and reports of smoke coming from an “apartment house”, shortly … More Info
  • CA: Pulling a fire alarm in a local hotel gets man arrested
    3.29.16 – BayToday – Police say that at 1 a.m. on Friday March 25th, at the Voyageur Hotel, a man kicked a hotel room door, and then pulled the fire alarm. More Info
  • MN: Fire calls from the April 2, 2016 edition
    4.1.16 – SW News Media – A fire alarm at the Minnesota Horse and Hunt Club … Firefighters responded to a fire alarm at WestWood Elementary School, … More Info
  • PA: Man sought for false fire alarm outside former girlfriend’s door
    3.30.16 – Lebanon Daily Record – A man who pulled a fire alarm outside his ex girlfriend’s apartment door has yet to be apprehended. At about 5:55 a.m. Sunday a Lebanon Police officer was … More Info
  • VA: Bassett fire causes $2.5 to $3 million in damages
    3.30.16 – WSLS – The Bassett Fire Department was called around 7:30 p.m. after a maintenance employee said an alarm was going off. More Info
  • VA: Smoke alarm alerts family to early morning house fire in Henrico
    3.31.16 – WRIC – Henrico County, Va. (WRIC) — Henrico fire officials say a family and their overnight guests were able to escape their home after a house fire broke out early .. More Info

Crime News

  • AL: JPD investigating burglary, fire at Five Points Pharmacy
    4.1.16 – Daily Mountain Eagle- Jasper police officers responded to a security alarm at Five Points Pharmacy shortly before 5 a.m. Friday morning and discovered signs of a fire inside. More Info
  • CA: Burglary Alarm Gives Away Man Who Broke Into Eureka Church …
    4.1.16 – Lost Coast Outpost- On Thursday, March 31, 2016, shortly after 11 p.m. Humboldt County Deputy Sheriffs responded to the Seventh Day Adventist Church… More Info
  • CA: Clearlake man shot dead by police officer ID’d
    4.1.16 – Santa Rosa Press Democrat- Melvin was shot by an officer investigating a burglary alarm set off at about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday at a residence… More Info
  • CA: Rash of residential burglaries put Davis residents on edge
    3.31.16 – ABC10.com- At one home the residents were on vacation and left their alarm off for the cat-sitter. “It was a pain turning the thing on and off and they … More Info
  • CT: Man Who Wanted Cigarettes Tries to Rob Store When Credit Card …
    3.28.16 – NBC Connecticut – Police responded to the Mobil gas station at 6:48 p.m. on Sunday when the panic alarm went off and the clerk said George Yonclas, 31, … More Info
  • CT: Police searching for suspect after West Bridgewater bank robbery
    3.31.16 – Enterprise News- West Bridgewater Police received a teller holdup alarm from Mansfield Bank at 2:54 p.m. after the man demanded money from a teller. More Info
  • CT: Putnam County Sheriff’s Department Charges Connecticut Teen …
    4.2.16 – Daily Voice- Deputy sheriffs responded Feb. 29 to a report of a burglar alarm at a liquor store on Fairfield Drive in the Putnam Lake section of the Town of Patterson, police … More Info
  • FL: 2 convicted in 2013 murder, robbery
    4.1.16 – WJXT Jacksonville- In April 2013, officers responded to a Miss Muffet Lane residence in Jacksonville after the home’s alarm was set off. Upon arrival, they found the victim, … More Info
  • FL: Jackson County police logs for March 26
    3.28.16 – Jackson County Floridan – … one burglar alarm, one panic alarm, one larceny complaint, one accident, one follow-up investigation, one noise disturbance, nine non-residential property .. More Info
  • ID: Deputies catch Post Falls burglar in the act
    3.31.16 – KREM.com- Deputies said around 5:35 p.m. Wednesday they got a call of an alarm going off at a home. Once on scene, deputies … More Info
  • IL: Police: Large squirrel sets off alarm at Franklin Park business
    4.1.16 – Chicago Tribune- The following items were taken from the Franklin Park and Northlake police departments’ reports and press releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of … More Info
  • IL: Suspect robs Waukegan bank for second time in one month
    4.1.16 – Chicago Sun-Times- … Friday afternoon in north suburban Waukegan. Officers responded to a bank alarm at 12:50 p.m., according to Waukegan police. More Info
  • KY: Multiple burglary charges for Louisville pair in Madison Co.
    4.1.16 – WTVQ- According to the Sheriff, deputies responded to an alarm activation at a BP in Waco just before 3:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 27. When they arrived, deputies say … More Info
  • MA: Arlington Police Log: March 22 – March 29
    4.2.16 – Wicked Local- 12:50 a.m., police were dispatched at the request of the Arlington Fire Department to assist an elderly resident whose burglar alarm was … More Info
  • MA: Homeless man breaks into John Adams birthplace, police say
    4.1.16 – WCVB Boston- Police were called at 10:21 p.m. to the Adams National Historic Park at when an alarm was triggered. Police said a small, double-hung … More Info
  • MA: Pittsfield Police log for Wednesday, March 30
    3.31.16 – Berkshire Eagle – 4:14 p.m.: A report of a burglar alarm at Berkshire Bank. The alarm is false. More Info
  • MI: Alarm system alerts police to break-in in Dearborn Heights
    3.31.16 – Dearborn Press and Guide- Police were alerted to a break-in March 16 after the rear door to a house was pried open, causing an alarm system to activate. More Info
  • MI: Thief uses sledgehammer to bust out Riverview pharmacy window …
    3.30.16 -Southgate News Herald – The incident occurred shortly after 6 a.m. March 12 at Galleria Pharmacy when police responded to a burglar alarm. Officers arrived to find … More Info
  • MN: Minnesota man gets 33 months in prison for recycling center break-in
    4.1.16 – Grand Forks Herald- Olson was allegedly high on methamphetamine when Swift County authorities, alerted by a door entrance alarm, found him inside the recycling center around 7 … More Info
  • MO: Burglaries at Pharmacies in Springfield
    4.3.16 – KTTS- Employees think the first attempt failed after an alarm sounded when the culprits smashed a window. Soon after, Sunshine Health Mart cameras at Sunshine … More Info
  • NC: Charlotte man blames break-in on Russian truck drivers, is charged
    3.29.16 – Salisbury Post – Deputies responded in reference to an alarm call at Quarter Mile Muscle, a classic car restoration business, and found a broken front … More Info
  • NC: Kinston police searching for third breaking and entering suspect
    4.1.16 – WNCT- The Kinston Department of Public Safety tells us on Thursday, March 31, 2016, just after 3 a.m. officers responded to an alarm at People’s Pawn… More Info
  • NY: Delavan man charged with attempted burglary of Springville pharmacy
    4.1.16 – Buffalo News – Responding to a broken glass alarm, police found a broken window and damaged door, the sheriff’s office said. After reviewing surveillance video, Neu was … More Info
  • OH: Burglar forgets mask, returns a second time with face covered
    4.1.16 – ABC6OnYourSide.com- Prince says it happened when she left to run errands last Thursday, and didn’t turn her home alarm system on because she was expecting her maintenance man … More Info
  • OH: Kern County Sheriff’s activity for March 29
    3.30.16 -Taft Midway Driller – 9:23 am, deputies responded to an alarm activation … More Info
  • OH: Police Calls | $4000 in cash stolen in rural burglary
    4.1.16 – Mansfield News Journal- Living Word Church — Sheriff’s deputies investigated a report of a breaking and entering at the church, after an alarm went off … More Info
  • OH: Resident suspects thirsty roofers may be “up to something …
    3.31.16 – cleveland.com- Alarm drop, Basswood Lane: When a burglar alarm went off at mid-afternoon on March 27, police responded to the residence and found an unsecured door with …More Info
  • OR: Public Safety: March 30, 2016
    3.30.16 – Corvallis Gazette Times – False Alarm: Philomath Police responded at 9:12 p.m. to the Chevron gas station for an activated burglar alarm. Police confirmed that the building was secure … More Info
  • PA: Dauphin County man placed on probation in plot to break into ATMs …
    4.1.16 – PennLive.com- They were arrested shortly after the West Milton attempt because the alarm system was activated. Lewis was accused of helping plan those attempts and making … More Info
  • PA: What happened at 2015 gunshop robbery, shootout? DA explains
    3.30.16 -PennLive.com – Police responded to the gunshop’s alarm around daybreak and pursed a heavily armed Malave into a soybean field behind the shop. Malave was killed in the … More Info
  • SC: Florence Police arrest suspect in string of overnight burglaries
    4.1.16 – SCNow- Officers from there responded to a burglar alarm at the dental office and arrived to find the car from the surveilance video outside the office, Raines said. More Info
  • TN: Security cameras disconnected, West Memphis School Board …
    3.31.16 – FOX13 Memphis- We just had security cameras in this building. But right now, we’ll probably get an alarm system put in,” Cook said. According to the school district, West Memphis … More Info
  • TX: Attempted Robbery of 7-11 on Seymour Highway
    3.30.16 -NewsWest9.com – The clerk hit the panic alarm, triggering flashing lights and sirens inside the store. Police say the suspects took off without taking anything. Because both … More Info
  • TX: Dallas police seek burglar who fled when homeowner hit panic button
    3.31.16 – Dallas Morning News – The homeowner then set off the panic alarm in his house, and the suspect fled. The same man is suspected of committing a burglary of a home one street over … More Info
  • TX: Law Enforcement Blotter 3/29: Police Ask Public for Help Solving …
    3.29.16 – Brownwood News – A Brown County Sheriff’s Deputy drove by Pates Hardware store en route to assist the Early PD officer with the alarm call when he observed a white Dodge .. More Info
  • TX: One Burglary Alarm Leads to Clues in a Separate Burglary
    3.28.16 – Big Country Homepage – Responding to the burglary alarm at the Pharmacy, A Brown County Deputy drove by Pates Hardware and spotted a white Dodge Charger in the parking lot. More Info
  • TX: SAPD: Restaurant owner spots suspected burglar a block away from …
    3.31.16 – WOAI- The owner first called police around 8 a.m. Thursday when the restaurant’s burglar alarm went off. He called police three hours later when he saw Wordlaw … More Info
  • TX: Wichita Falls Police Release Video of Armed Robbery
    4.1.16 – Newstalk1290- The 7-11 employee managed to hit the panic alarm prompting the suspects to flee, but not before throwing a can of soda at the clerk. If you have any information … More Info
  • VA: Henrico Police release surveillance images of suspect in jewelry …
    3.31.16 – WRIC- Around 4:06 a.m. on Thursday, officers responded to a commercial alarm. Responding officers found a vehicle that had run … More Info
  • VA: Teen hospitalized after falling through roof of Portsmouth middle …
    3.31.16 – WUSA9.com- Minutes of receiving that call, a burglar alarm went off at the school. Medics took him to Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters. Detective Misty Holley said … More Info
  • VT: Four men charged with Springfield burglaries
    3.31.16 – Rutland Herald- Police were alerted by a burglar alarm to an Aug. 25 break-in at Rite Aid in the Springfield Shopping Plaza, and once there, officers also noticed that the ATM … More Info
  • WA: Post Falls man caught in act
    3.31.16 – The Spokesman Review – At about 5:35 p.m. Wednesday, the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by an alarm monitoring company and advised of a residential alarm activation … More Info

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