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 ...

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 ...

If you’re among the 39 million U.S. households protected by a monitored home security system, chances are you’ve triggered a false alarm or two. What you might not know is that nearly all security ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The City of Pittsburgh is making adjustments to the way police officers respond to burglar alarms. City officials said the changes ...

Police in Seattle will no longer be dispatched to burglary alarms based solely on sensors or motion activators beginning next week in a move that is catching many security system companies off guard. ...

SEATTLE — A new Seattle police policy goes into effect Oct. 1. Officers will no longer be dispatched to burglary alarms from monitoring companies unless there is supporting evidence. The policy calls ...

WYOMISSING, PA — Wyomissing police responded to a range of incidents Wednesday including vehicle crashes, burglar alarms, medical calls, and a traffic stop that resulted in a drug-related ...