False Alarms Trend Downward in Bend (Ore.) After Police Step Up Reduction Efforts
The police department is continuing to send warning letters to repeat offenders and has also started fining homeowners and businesses.
The police department is continuing to send warning letters to repeat offenders and has also started fining homeowners and businesses.
The Board of Commissioners took action to revise an existing alarm code to combat nuisance alarms that cause false dispatches.
A keyholder for a property triggering a false alarm must be on-site within 30 minutes of notification from firefighters or law enforcement or face a $100 charge.
Flatulence from more than 2,000 goats triggered smoke alarms in the cargo hold, forcing pilots to divert the flight.
Residents and business owners will be required to register alarm systems and face fines for repeated nuisance alarms.
Warner Robins, Ga., with a population of about 72,500, will fine homeowners and business for nuisance alarms.
Despite objections from local alarm companies, the City Council passed a new ordinance intended to curb false dispatches.