Too many false alarms spark new ordinance

Mundelein Review (IL);  June 19, 1997 ;     407 words ......provides a method for collecting fines for false alarms, something the existing ordinance lacked. "If our officers are not chasing false alarms," said Trustee Ira Kosova, "our residents...have better service." The number of false alarms last year topped 1,000, Chief Ray Rose...

False Alarms Divert D.C. Police; Ramsey Wants Stiff Fines for Repeat Calls

The Washington Post;  November 7, 2004 ;     700+ words ......systems sometimes set off alarms. Other false alarms stem from old and faulty equipment...occurred in at least some of the 52 false alarms at A & D Auto Rental on Bladensburg...violators account for the largest share of false alarms, police said. Of the more than 30,000 false ...

Area police fight hike in false alarms

Winnetka Talk (IL);  August 2, 2001 ;     381 words ......and business owners who have more than two false alarms in a six-month period. Despite the fines, false alarms increased last year in Winnetka. In 1998 the department responded to 1,373 false alarms. That number increased to 1,506 in 1999...

False Alarms Put Police Through Wringer; Negligence, Faulty Systems Keep...

The Washington Post;  November 7, 1996 ;     700+ words ......locations with the greatest number of false alarms last year, police said. For businesses...department. Since 1990, when 13,109 false alarms were recorded, their incidence has shot...1995. That's an average of more than 50 false alarms daily -- one of every five calls county...

False alarms raking in real cash; Despite $38,000 in revenue, chief says...

The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA;  July 27, 2006 ;     539 words ......figures. Fire crews have responded to 79 false alarms at the mall since August. Firefighters...fines. Another $150 is owed from three false alarms July 12. Most of the mall's false alarms aren't because of faulty systems, but rather...

False Alarms Reduced After Ordinance Councilor Wants Fines Increased

Albuquerque Journal;  September 23, 2005 ;     373 words ......success." Besides reducing the number of false alarms, APD's False Alarm Reduction Unit has...25. That's because the majority of false alarms come from businesses, she said. Of the...Reduction Unit was created, the number of false alarms has decreased by more than 32 percent...

ORDINANCE UPS PENALTIES FOR KETTERING FALSE ALARMS

Dayton Daily News;  February 13, 2003 ;     513 words ......shut down KETTERING - Warning: Too many false alarms in Kettering will lead to hefty fees...off. The cost from the high number of false alarms from home and business security systems...for those who don't pay fees. Three false alarms in six months will cost the alarm user...

Higher Fines For False Alarms Works

Albuquerque Journal;  September 24, 2005 ;     238 words ......manpower costs of police responses to false alarms, the regulations have reduced false alarms by more than 30 percent. The fee structure...costs of registering alarms, tracking false alarms and fining the worst repeat offenders...

Fee Reduced False Alarms

Albuquerque Journal;  February 11, 2005 ;     420 words ......with private alarm systems has reduced false alarms by nearly a third, says Councilor Sally...intention was not to get money, but to stop false alarms. I think it was a success," Mayer said...for a computer system that would track false alarms, identify problem businesses and homes...

NATICK CRACKS DOWN ON COSTLY AND DANGEROUS FALSE ALARMS

The Boston Globe;  December 9, 2004 ;     546 words ......false burglary alarms. Police say that false alarms, like those received in the early morning...from unnecessarily tying up police with false alarms, either through negligent use or faulty...software that is better able to track false alarms, putting teeth and uniformity into the...

3 cities say fines reduce false alarms; Officials in St. Paul, Bloomington...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  January 12, 2007 ;     700+ words ......users also could face increased fines for false alarms. The City Council's Public Safety and...imposing one. I think this is really about false alarms and the cost the city incurs around false alarms, said Ricardo Cervantes, the city's deputy...

Police working to silence false alarms

Elm Leaves (Elmwood Park, IL);  October 29, 1997 ;     441 words ......across America are trying to silence false alarms, which chiefs say foster apathy and...that police officers respond to, 99 are false alarms, according to Lee Kutzke, police chief...Chiefs Association. Steps to reduce false alarms are being taken across the nation with...

Police Broaden Fines To Battle False Alarms; Offenses Can Cost Homeowners...

The Washington Post;  February 24, 2005 ;     375 words ......of responding to nearly three dozen false alarms every day, will begin charging homeowners...in April, if a home has more than two false alarms in a 12-month period, the owner will...hired help enter the home. "Most of the false alarms are preventable," Proulx said. "Oftentimes...

FALSE ALARMS BOG THE SYSTEM ; 98% of burglar alarms in Springs waste cops'...

The Gazette;  April 5, 2008 ;     700+ words ......spent on real needs. The problem of false alarms -- caused by equipment malfunctions...Springs police have been grappling with false alarms for more than a decade. Measures adopted...an agency that says it's stretched, false alarms are wasted time. "We're sending one...

Police plagued by false alarms

Capital (Annapolis);  January 30, 2006 ;     587 words ...After responding to more than 30,000 false alarms annually for at least the last five years...responding to an average of more than 80 false alarms a day. In 2005 they responded to 30,746 false alarms, after 30,829 in 2004. That's down from...