Article: FALSE ALARM FEES REDUCED IN RENO ALARM ORDINANCE REVISION

Article: RENO POLICE REPORT REDUCTION IN FALSE ALARM CALLS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 29, 2008 ;     664 words ......compared to 2,690 false alarms during the same...According to Reno Police Department statistics...the number of false alarms to which the Reno Police Department responds...of alarm users. False alarms divert Reno Police officers from...

Article: PROPOSED ORDINANCE CHANGES AIMED TO REDUCE FALSE ALARMS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 23, 2007 ;     474 words ......analyzing alarm responses, false alarms and the existing alarm...company. In addition, the Reno Police Department has been...can be viewed on the Reno Police Department's webpage...assessed fines for false alarms. * Alarm installation...

Article: 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...

Article: 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...

Article: False Alarms Put Police Through Wringer; Negligence, Faulty Systems Keep County Officers on Run
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...

Article: False alarms raking in real cash; Despite $38,000 in revenue, chief says they strain fire dept.
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...

Article: HPD seeks to reduce number of false alarms.
Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, TX);  October 28, 2006 ;     470 words ......would have permit holders with repeat false alarms pay a service fee, he said. In 2005...to 5,105 alarms with 90 percent being false alarms, he said. So far this year, 98 percent...he said, but beyond six and up to 12 false alarms, there would be a fee of $50 for each...

Article: 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...

Article: 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...

Article: OFFICIAL: OFFICERS OVERWHELMED ; BY FALSE ALARMS.(Local News)
The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM);  May 26, 2009 ;     700+ words ......in an effort to reduce the number of false alarms and make more business owners and homeowners...much time police spend responding to false alarms. About 99 out of every 100 alarms are...one shift officers responded to three false alarms at the Olive Garden Italian Restaurant...

Article: 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...

Article: Police Broaden Fines To Battle False Alarms; Offenses Can Cost Homeowners $1,000
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...

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

Article: 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...