When a residential or business security alarm activates, two Maui police officers are dispatched to the scene. It’s likely that they’ve been diverted from other police business, on the chance that ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Bozeman police plan to stop responding to businesses that continue to broadcast false alarms. "We ...

CLEVELAND (AP) - False alarms at homes and businesses are eating away at police department manpower, leaving officers less time to handle more serious crime. False alarms -- generally triggered by ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Pittsburgh police are changing the way officers respond to burglar alarms, saying right now the calls eat up thousands of police staff hours each year and the "overwhelming ...

MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Police Department handed out door alarm systems to city residents on Friday, Dec. 17. MPD launched the new door alarm program to help families with loved ones who are ...

Car alarms, life alert systems, Ring and other non-centrally monitored systems do not require permits. In 2021, Redmond Police responded to a total of 444 calls for service related to alarm systems, ...

Like most Bay Area communities, Vallejo is facing a critical police officer shortage and the city’s now considering a plan to stop responding to most alarm calls. Since 2020, officers were sent to ...

VALLEJO, Calif. - Vallejo police are holding a community town hall Tuesday night to discuss a proposed plan that would end police response to most alarms. Police said they spend more than 115 hours ...

The Odessa Police Department needed the SWAT and Crisis Negotiation Teams after a residential alarm call early Thursday morning. OPD spokesperson Cpl. Steve LeSueur issued a press release that ...

SEATTLE — In a letter from interim Seattle Police Chief Sue Rahr, the Seattle Police Department (SPD) released a major policy change regarding the response to alarm calls. Starting Oct. 1, SPD will ...