Schaumburg IL June 9 2018 Concerned about the worsening epidemic of campus violence in the U.S., employees of a Schaumburg-based security company installed new security cameras at two suburban schools Friday and made other safety improvements at no cost to taxpayers. The work at Whittier Elementary School in Waukegan and Katzenmaier Academy in North Chicago […]
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. April 20 2018— Sandy Springs Police Chief Ken DeSimone addressed a City Council meeting Tuesday to propose changes to the city’s embattled false alarm ordinance, including reducing fines and shifting automated alarm calls from the 911 center to the city’s non-emergency call center. The Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC), along with the […]
Sandy Springs GA March 27 2018 Security companies are suing the city of Sandy Springs over a new false-alarm ordinance, claiming it violates their constitutional rights by fining them for customers’ mistakes. The federal lawsuit was filed March 12 by the Georgia Electronic Life Safety & System Association (GELSSA) and two alarm companies, A-Com and Safecom. […]
Sacramento CA Feb 9 2018 A Sacramento County Board of Supervisors vote has made this one of the first cities in the nation to mandate personal panic buttons be issued to all hotel and motel employees. By a 4 to 1 vote Tuesday night, the board has decided to require hotels and motels in the […]
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. Feb 9 2018 — Every day, police in Independence rush across town responding to alarms going off at homes and businesses. But more often than not, the calls turn out to be false alarms and police are out of position and spending resources investigating something that isn’t a legitimate threat. In 2016, […]
NORMAN, Okla. Jan 12 2018 A Norman man got to thank firefighters and a security company that both helped save his life during a house fire. There’s not much left of Gene Mendicki’s home. Charred furniture, burned walls and the destroyed garage where it all started. It was a November day just like any other and […]
Utah Jan 6 2018 Vivint has been lying to make home-alarm sales, it’s competitor claims. Last year, ADT sued Vivint in federal court claiming Vivint’s sales agents were gaining access to the homes of ADT’s customers by misleading those customers into believing that Vivint is affiliated with ADT. The ruse was an effort to dupe ADT […]
Prescott Valley AZ Dec 31 2017 Prescott Valley Police officers will stop responding to burglar alarms unless they are “verified” on January 1, according to PVPD spokesman Jerry Ferguson. The plan in called Verified Alarm Response, and it requires confirmation that a crime, attempted crime, or other emergency is occurring or about to occur. Ferguson said […]
Brookhaven GA Dec 2 2017 After Brookhaven Police responded to more than 4,000 false alarms in the city last year, the council is taking measures to reduce that number – by making the security companies pay for them. The City Council approved Nov. 28 an ordinance that will require security companies to pay fines for […]