A Wisconsin state senator is introducing a bill that would require police to respond to all burglar alarms. The bill, by Sen. Jeff Plale (D), would be a response to Milwaukee police chief’s September implementation of verified response in her city.
Plale told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel that public safety should override concerns about drops in funding for officers.
The bill would only apply at this point to Milwaukee, the only city with a verified response policy in the state.
Milwaukee Police Chief Nannette Hegerty told a committee of the city’s common council March 3 that verified response has been a success and will continue. However, Hegerty left an opening for the possible end of verified response if more funding can be raised for more officers.
