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 ...

Many Baton Rouge residents with home alarm systems received letters last month telling them they needed to renew their alarm permit, causing confusion and concerns that it was a scam. The Baton Rouge ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

More than nine in 10 burglar alarms received by some local police agencies are false alarms, which some officials say waste taxpayer dollars and law enforcement resources. Some local cities fine ...

Homeowners in Snowmass Village with security systems that are designed to call the local police department must apply for a new permit or face a $250 fine each time the police are called to their home ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department says they responded to a false alarm at Presbyterian Downtown Hospital Tuesday morning. Police will maintain a presence at the hospital and ...

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, ...