Nine out of ten police departments in the United States are now using some form of social media to combat crime, according to the International Association of Chiefs of Police (reported by the Associated Press). We think it’s a great idea and support this important...
Ron Walters Featured in CSAA Webinar This Week On Successful Alarm Management Practices Our own Ron Walters will be featured Wednesday, August 15, in a Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA) Webinar on how to implement successful alarm management practices. We...
We trust you’ve been watching at least some of the Olympics the past week or so. We have. It might be a stretch to tie SIAC and the Olympics together. So be it. How do we link them? Two words: Excellence and training. One of the things we speak repeatedly about when...
We’ve just posted a press release to our Web site on how industry cooperation with police has led to a strengthened alarm ordinance in Sacramento, CA. You can find it at www.siacinc.org. It’s a good example of how committed industry leadership helps a local community...
You may have heard of the phrase “Big Data.” Or perhaps not. It’s getting some play in higher technology magazines like “Wired” and “Fast Company.” Essentially, it means that with the ever-growing pile of information in the world, there’s more ability to solve...
Policing techniques, like businesses and technology, continue evolving. It’s easy to get stuck in a mentality that “things have always gone this way, so they’re going to continue to go this way.” That’s not anyone’s reality in 2012. Police continually look at new ways...
As we enter our open season for SIAC supporters to step up, we wanted to thank some early arrivers. In particular, the CSAA Executive Committee voted unanimously during ESX in Nashville, TN, to authorize a one-time donation to SIAC of $25,000. SIAC thanks them for...
False dispatch calls to alarms dropped in Los Angeles by 60% from 2003-2011. That’s great news for the electronic security industry, not just for the city and state. Why? The city sets many trends. We’re tremendously encouraged about this one because stopping response...
There are right and wrong ways to do business. Not everyone would agree on how that applies to alarm companies, but there are some simple standards that we believe should be followed. They ensure you install, service and monitor security systems at the highest quality...
A new law in Colorado targets criminal organizations that steal from stores in bulk to sell the goods illegally—an enterprise that costs state retailers an estimated $500 million a year. The bill stiffens penalties for triggering false alarms at stores, or preventing...