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Technology
CryWolf's Smartphone App Assists Officers In Alarm Response
When responding to alarm calls, law enforcement personnel need quick access to alarm system and occupant information. Instead of contacting dispatch or the alarm companies for the information, officers can access the CryWolf alarm management database directly from their smartphone.
April 7, 2011
Patrol
Akron PD Adopts Strict Alarm Response Policy
The shift in department policy is in response to decades of false alarms sounding from businesses and residences that city leaders say needlessly tie up police officers.
December 4, 2013
Technology
Detroit Police Require Alarm Verification for Burglary Response
Starting Monday, the Detroit Police Department will only respond to burglary calls if the alarm company provides verification that an actual break-in has occurred.
August 15, 2011
Technology
IACP 2019: BodyWorn by Utility Debuts Active Shooter Response Technology
BodyWorn by Utility Inc. has announced the unveiling of Active Shooter Response Technology (ASRT). The company says when it's installed in schools, businesses, stores, and other locations, ASRT provides real-time detection and location reporting of gunshots to reduce response time to active shooter events.
October 31, 2019
Patrol
Georgia Deputy Shot, Saved by Body Armor During Domestic Response
The deputy was hit once in the shoulder and twice in the vest during an exchange of gunfire with the suspect.
October 25, 2023
Patrol
Ambush of Fort Worth Officer and Fellow Officers' Response Captured on Body Cam
Fort Worth, TX, Officer Matt Pearce had his body camera on and rolling when he was "ambushed" by a wanted suspect as he was climbing over a barbed-wire fence on Tuesday.
March 18, 2016
Patrol
False Burglar Alarms
The majority of burglar alarm activations are not by bad guys. False alarms account for 10 to 25 percent of all calls to the police. Each call usually requires the response of two officers for 20 minutes. In 2002, American police responded to 36 million alarm calls, costing $1.8 billion.
May 31, 2008
Patrol
Florida Agency Uses Grant Funds to Buy Steel-Plate Body Armor for Active-Shooter Response
A $54,976 grant from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement will go toward purchasing 162 vests.
May 14, 2019
Weapons
S.C. Deputy Killed Responding to Alarm Call
South Carolina authorities are searching for clues in the early morning slaying of a sheriff's deputy in Colleton County.
August 5, 2008
Patrol
Michigan Officer Shortage Alarming to Police Departments
All across Michigan, a shortage of police officers has arisen silently, and if it doesn't stop, it could get dangerous.
August 26, 2016
Patrol
NYPD Ranks Thinning Out at Alarming Rate
As of Tuesday, 2,171 cops have left the department in 2020. That’s a 72% increase from the 1,262 who left during the same period of 2019.
October 9, 2020
Technology
Popular Doorbell Cameras Plaguing Police with False Alarms
She sent police the video recorded from the doorbell. Police immediately knew the man wasn't a criminal. "It was one of our detectives. He was going there to interview the person for whatever the situation was."
August 1, 2019
Patrol
Active Shooter Scare at Walter Reed Sparked by Alarm "Drill"
The Navy said someone at Naval Support Activity Bethesda, in the Maryland suburbs of the capital, was planning a future drill when a tenant command "inadvertently" activated the facility's alert system at about 2 p.m. ET without including the words "exercise" or "drill."
November 28, 2018
Technology
Alarm Industry Supports Public Safety Broadband Bill
The National Association of State Technology Directors and the Alarm Industry Communications Committee joined the Public Safety Alliance's endorsement of S.B. 3756, which would allocate the so-called D-Block spectrum to public safety and provide funding for the development of a nationwide interoperable public safety broadband network.
September 21, 2010
Patrol
Pawn Shop Alarm
A call comes in about an alarm going off at a very popular pawn shop just a little past midnight. You've handled a large number of false alarms at this location, but this time it could be a real burglary.
March 13, 2015
Technology
Calif. City Considers Fines to Combat False Alarms
To offset the cost of police response to false alarms, the Bakersfield (Calif.) Police Department has proposed an ordinance that would implement escalating fees for false alarm response. In 2010, 97 percent of the Bakersfield PD's 17,725 alarm calls in were false. Police responded to 10,115 calls, which cost the department more than $1 million.
July 14, 2011
Patrol
Spate of Drugged Driving Deaths Alarms U.S. Regulators
The percentage of traffic deaths in which at least one driver tested positive for drugs has nearly doubled over a decade, raising alarms as five states are set to vote on legalization of marijuana.
October 28, 2016
Patrol
How to Stop School Shootings
There are many things we can do to prevent school shootings, but only one thing can stop the shooter once he/she starts firing…and that's law enforcement response.
June 7, 2018
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