Dallas T July 26 2020 News of ADT’s internal security breach tapped into people’s worst fears of being spied on in their own homes. But as more lawsuits are being filed against the security company by Dallas-area customers, ADT is fighting back with attempts to force them into arbitration. At least five lawsuits have been […]
FRISCO, Texas July 23 2020—The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a controversial ordinance enacted by the city of Sandy Springs, Ga., that fines alarm companies for false alarm generated by their customers. The Georgia Electronic Life Safety & Systems Association (GELSSA), A-Com Security Co. LLP and Safecom Security Solutions Inc. were the […]
SOUTH CAROLINA June 8 2020 More fallout for comments made by the president of CPI Security, an alarm provider in the metro Charlotte NC region. The Panthers Football team announced that they were ending their partnership with the company for words written by the company’s president and now another large partner has also canceled all agreements […]
CHARLOTTE NC June 8 2020 — The Carolina Panthers are ending their relationship with CPI security after controversial comments by the company’s CEO. The decision comes after the nonprofit Queen City Unity called for a boycott of CPI. Queen City Unity’s executive director said he sent a letter to city leaders calling for change when it […]
Boca Raton FL May 19 2020 Hundreds of customers of ADT Security Services were spied on through security cameras installed inside and outside of their homes, two federal lawsuits filed Monday are claiming. ADT, headquartered in Boca Raton, “failed to provide rudimentary safeguards” to prevent an employee from gaining remote access to the customers’ cameras […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. May 18 2020– A Jacksonville security system dispatcher is getting some well-deserved praise for saving the lives of more than a dozen people and pets. The Maura family in South Carolina was having a sleepover May 3 in lieu of prom. All 15 people inside were sound asleep when an ADT carbon monoxide detector […]
BLADEN COUNTY, N.C. March 22 2020 The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man it says is posing as an employee with ADT security. Officials say the man “showed up at several houses in the Owen Hill area of Bladen County and attempted to gain entry to the residence […]
Springfield MO Feb 9 2020 In his own words, Keith Mathis is built like a “tank.” At 6 feet, 9 inches tall, he said he’s used to being able to handle anything life throws at him while he’s at work at CoxHealth. “I’ve been hit, kicked, spit on — the whole gambit,” Mathis said. “Luckily, […]
UNIONTOWN, Ohio Jan 4 2020— Securitas Electronic Security (SES) announces the acquisition of customer contracts and certain select assets of iVerify. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Iverify is a leading, full-service interactive security company that provides life safety, loss prevention, cyber breach reduction and brand protection to companies throughout North America. The company […]
WIND LAKE, WS December 29 2019 The man accused of shooting and killing a man Thursday night in Wind Lake turned himself in Friday afternoon at the village of Hustisford Police Department, according to the Racine County Sheriff’s Office. Christopher Schmaling said the suspect is Troy Hoffmann, 40. He was taken to the Dodge County […]