Security News - Intrusion

SafeMart Home Security, based here, will extend its service capabilities with the addition of Verizon Wireless as a network service provider for its wireless home security systems.

False alarm fees are being credited by city officials here for a reduction in the number of 911 calls that turn out to be non-emergencies, according to a news report.

Montgomery County (Md.) saved more than $1.3 million in 2011 by reducing the number of false dispatches responded to by county police, according to a news report.

The False Alarm Reduction Association (FARA) bestowed Vector Security with Industry False Alarm Reduction Achievement Award at the association’s annual conference here on May 1-3.

Welcome back to SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATION's "Security Speaking" podcast! Here, Editor-in-Chief Scott Goldfine talks to Deborah Hansen, false alarm reduction coordinator for the city of Naperville (Ill.) Police Department at the False Alarm Reduction Association (FARA) Symposium in Albuquerque, N.M.

AT&T will begin trials for its new home automation and security service this summer in Dallas and Atlanta, reports the Atlanta-Journal Constitution.

A group of property crime stakeholders from public and private sectors have formed an affiliation to encourage the use of, and promote priority response for, video intrusion alarms.

Police are crediting a verified audio intrusion alarm system for helping apprehend six burglars just minutes after they broke into a motorcycle dealership in Durham, N.C.

Since implementing enhanced call verification (ECV), Habitec Security says dispatch calls for police to respond to its monitored alarm systems have decreased by 20%.

Welcome back to SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATION's "Security Speaking" podcast! Here, Alarm.com Vice President of Marketing Jay Kenny, offers insight in the company’s marketing strategies from the ISC West show floor.

In an effort to combat property crime and reduce false alarms, the police department here has teamed up with the alarm industry and the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) for the Partnership for Priority Video Alarm Response program.

Honeywell Security Products President Scott Harkins unveiled new products and technology advancements, and addressed the present state of the security industry on the opening day of ISC West.

Following his recent departure from Mace CS, Morgan Hertel has been appointed vice president of operations for Rapid Response Monitoring Services.

To keep electronic security dealers up-to-date on alarm ordinances in their states, the Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC) will allow alarm companies access to a secure database on its Web site.

After reportedly responding to 21,677 false alarms last year, the Baton Rouge Police Department has proposed amending the city's alarm ordinance to allow for increased fines.

In an effort to cut down on false alarms, the city council here unanimously approved a new alarm policy that will place more responsibility on businesses and homeowners.

The Georgia House of Representatives is seeking to amend a state alarm law to require alarm companies to use alarm verification in an effort to conserve public safety resources, reports Examiner.com.

The Broward County (Fla.) Sheriff's Department is crediting real-time video security monitoring for helping apprehend a man after he attempted to steal a truck from an automobile rental lot.

The Alarm Research and Educational Foundation (AIREF) will host its ninth annual golf tournament at the Revere Golf Club here on March 27, one day prior to the kickoff of ISC West.

Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI) has received Central Station Alarm Association's (CSAA) Five Diamond certification for its alarm monitoring station located here.