More than nine in 10 burglar alarms received by some local police agencies are false alarms, which some officials say waste taxpayer dollars and law enforcement resources. Some local cities fine ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Pittsburgh police are changing the way officers respond to burglar alarms, saying right now the calls eat up thousands of police staff hours each year and the "overwhelming ...

NEW YORK, July 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- RapidSOS, the intelligent safety company, today announced Alarm Call Automation, a new solution to address the growing volume of sensor-initiated alarm calls ...

Bay City, Mich. -- IPtelX, a leading provider of dedicated telecom solutions for the alarm and security industries, is pleased to announce the deployment of Dealer Branding for voice alarm calls. This ...

In a letter from interim Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz, the Seattle Police Department released a major policy change regarding the response to alarm calls. Starting Oct. 1, SPD will only dispatch ...

You may hear it if you own a scanner. Whenever there's a fire, firefighters call for a first alarm, then maybe a second... or even more. But what does it mean? What does each alarm indicate? Basically ...

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) – Changes to a North Myrtle Beach law may help curb false alarm calls that keep police officers busy. The North Myrtle Beach City Council passed the second and final ...

Is a home security camera an alarm? One viewer found out that the Sacramento Police Department thinks so after he received a $30 alarm permit for his home Ring cameras. Ed Flores' situation began in ...

OWASSO, Okla. — Owasso Police officers respond to multiple alarm calls at homes and businesses every day. "Our response depends on what it comes in as," said Owasso Police Lt. Nick Boatman. "Sometimes ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The Lubbock Police Department is defending the city’s updated alarm ordinance after residents and business owners criticized the policy online as a “cash grab” for the city.