[17445]

You get two freebies a year and then you get charged per response if it is not a true alarm.

 

[SCSU74]

We charge for every false alarm. Usually we knock on the door, if no one answers we walk the perimeter for signs of forced entry. Doesn't take that long


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[boomhower]

I don't recall the exact numbers but you get two or three freebies and then it's either $25 or $50 per false alarm, pretty sure it's $25. The fine is added to your utility bill so you don't have a choice to pay or your water and/or power is cut off.

Two cars are dispatched but just routine response 99% of the time. Certain alarms may get a higher response due to it never going off(smallish town, we know where we have false alarms and what hasn't went off in five years) or repeated burglaries.

 

[merlynusn]

This is from our website. All alarms are required to be registered (permit), which is free:

"False alarms #1 and #2: Fines are waived
3rd, 4th, and 5th false alarm: $50 each
6th and 7th false alarm: $100 each
8th and 9th false alarm: $250 each
10th and consecutive false alarms: $500 each
Failure to pay a false alarm fine within 30 days of the date on the invoice will result in discontinuance of police response to future alarms."

The number of false alarms is per year.

We also do not respond to non-permit alarms unless it's a panic alarm. And if someone says "I'm just testing your response time" then I'm going to take them to jail for misuse of 911.

 

[txleapd]

It's been a few years, do I don't know how they're handling false alarms on patrol now. It used to be they (commercial, residential, didn't matter) got fined after so many false alarms in a year. I'm pretty sure we still have an alarm unit, who processes alarm permits and charges for too many false reports.


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[ditchdoc24]

It's a little ironic that this issue came up. I get dispatched for an alarm at a convenience store at around 0130 this morning. This store is in a sparsely populated area and there's not many people out and about this time of morning. Store owner arrives and lets us in to check the building. Turns out to be a commercial burglary and we have the subject on video in the store at the time I got the call. He managed to bolt back out the window and into the woods by the time I got there 8 mins later. Just goes to show that you never know if the alarm is false or not. I'm just thankful that I had checked the store not 2-3 hours earlier and logged it with dispatch:yawn::supergrin:

 

[BLACK Z]

You never know if they will be false or not, When I arrive I treated it as if there could be suspects there, The problem with our county is that it is 1,100 SQ Miles and it is broken up into sectors but some of our sectors can be quite large and it can be a 50 mile trip to get there, which takes time. It is also a pain if you are on your way some where or you just set up to run radar and have to go check the alarm.

 

[bccop]

The city has a false alarm reduction program. After so many false alarms they get billed and it goes onto their property taxes. If the place is insecure and we need to call city workers to board it up (no reference available) they get billed several hundred dollars for a couple nails and a sheet of plywood.

Usually by the time we get sent the call the alarm company has tried calling bunch of references so you might as well add a 15-20 minute time delay before you even get sent the call.

Occasionally a sharp neighbour spots the break and enter in progress and calls 911. Usually the alarm company gets around to calling us after the suspect it in custody.....

 

[IrishSheepdog54]

I'm a university police officer, so I respond to alarm calls ALL THE TIME. Panic alarms, silent alarms, burglar alarms, podium alarms, door alarms, Startels (a police call box with flashing light on them), not to mention area residential and commercial alarms.

After a while, you start to realize which ones are likely legit which require a Priority 1 response. A small percentage of our alarms have actually been bonafide, so I do take them seriously. However, I do not run code to every alarm, otherwise I'd have my overheads on half the shift.

 

[RocPO]

We get sent all the damn time. Usually its nonsense, especially the "the homeowner requests response." If you're home, and know that nothing is going on, why the hell are you wasting my time? :steamed:

2 cars are sent, and we check the outside. If its all secure, we leave. If an open door/window, call for a boss and hang out til they arrive.

 

[SCSU74]

We get sent all the damn time. Usually its nonsense, especially the "the homeowner requests response." If you're home, and know that nothing is going on, why the hell are you wasting my time? :steamed:

2 cars are sent, and we check the outside. If its all secure, we leave. If an open door/window, call for a boss and hang out til they arrive.

What does the boss do?


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[17445]

What does the boss do?


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Tell the units to stop hanging around and do their job?:whistling:

 

[spears]

For humanly activated alarms (robbery, panic, medical) we respond on all, all the time regardless of previous false alarms between PD/FD.

For burglar alarms, we respond to 3, after the 4th false alarm, we will not respond on any more alarms unless there is evidence of a crime. If an RP responds and wants us to check the building, we will, but only if they are waiting in the area/on scene.

We will respond to all glass break alarms, and any alarms where there is video showing evidence of a crime.

We respond to ~8,000 burglar alarms a year, 95-98% are false.

 

[ray9898]

We respond to them all and there is no process to deal with false activations. A supervisor will usually step in if we have multiple activations on the same shift.

 

[RocPO]

What does the boss do?


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They're there to supervise. My job doesn't believe patrol officers can handle jobs properly, so they treat us like children.


In practice, they just foul things up

 

[kayl]

We respond to them all and typically run code most of the way to them. That said, for me, alarms are a "I have my lights and siren on, get out of my way, but I'm not going that fast" kind of code run...

We check the perimeter and will typically sweep the interior as long as keys are responding in a reasonable amount of time.

We do have some sort of fee after the first 2-3 false alarms, but I don't deal with it, so I have no clue what it is

 

[Officer X]

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They're there to supervise. My job doesn't believe patrol officers can handle jobs properly, so they treat us like children.


In practice, they just foul things up

Ha! Like Jim Glennon says in his class...we give you an asp to hit someone if you need, OC spray to spray them, handcuffs to arrest them and take away their freedom, a gun to use deadly force...but you'd better call out when you go into 7-11 for your coffee. Can't take that trust thing too far....