Suffolk County MA November 29 2019 It’s being described as the company that wouldn’t go away. Invited into homes and businesses to provide monitoring services, Safe Home Security allegedly ignored customers’ requests to cancel, billing many of them hundreds of dollars for what state officials say were services that were not wanted — and in […]
AMARILLO, Texas November 3 2019 It is common to see a logo for a security company on the door of a business or even a house, warning would-be burglars from breaking and entering. But thanks to new technology, one security professional told us his company is helping law enforcement to make more arrests at crimes in […]
PITTSBURGH, October 24, 2019 – The City of Cincinnati is the latest agency to implement Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP), technology that automates communication between alarm monitoring central stations and Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) / 911 centers, resulting in faster, more accurate emergency response for users of monitored alarms. The implementation aligns the city with […]
SACRAMENTO CA Aug 30 2019 — Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed into law AB 1298. AB 1289, authored by Assembly member Phillip Chen (A-55-R) amends the California Alarm Act so as to prohibit law enforcement agencies and/or their third party false alarm ordinance compliance contractors from directly billing an alarm company of any fines that may […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. July 26 2019– A retired New Mexico State Police officer is on a mission to help people from becoming a victim of crime. “I just got tired of hearing customers tell me, ‘I’m paying for an alarm system and I’m paying monthly and I’m still getting burglarized,’” said Peter Kindig, who owns Narrow […]
Washington DC July 23 2019 The U.S. House of Representatives is weighing the bipartisan School Violence Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2019, which would require that all public schools install at least one silent panic alarm that would inform the closest law enforcement agency of an impending emergency situation, NJ.com reports. The state of New […]
Alarm Response Services Is In High Demand POI News Staff Exclusive Charlotte NC July 5 2019 As of today, 71 cities across America require a “verified” response when an electronic security alarm is activated. Across the country, law enforcement officers are finding it increasingly difficult to respond to the overwhelming number of alarm calls coming […]
DENHAM SPRINGS, La. July 4 2019 One man is behind bars after officials say he used a credit card he stole from a student at a high school he was working at as an employee of a security alarm company. Ashton Mclin, 26, of Denham Springs, was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison […]
HUNTERSVILLE NC June 17 2019– On a holiday weekend where people may be expecting guests at their front door, the Huntersville Police Department is warning people to look before you unlock. It’s happening in the Cedarfield neighborhood, after police say the soliciting permit for company Vivint Inc. was revoked after complaints about their door-to-door approach. […]
Nashville TN May 16 2019 In the wake of the ongoing legal battle between the alarm industry and the City of Sandy Springs, Ga., over the recent passage of an ordinance that requires alarm companies to pay for false alarms incurred by home and business owners, lawmakers in Tennessee have taken steps to ensure such […]