posted on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:57 AM
by
klehan
Issaquah, WA, Considers Alarm Ordinance that Requries Registration
Members of the Issaquah City Council’s Services & Operations Committee will consider a proposal April 16, 2009, that would require alarm owners to pay a registration fee. The fees, and fines issued for false alarms.
In 2008, officers responded to 1,035 burglary, robbery or duress alarms, according to police figures. A whopping 99.2 percent of the alerts were false alarms. Officers said commercial businesses are the most frequent false-alarm offenders.
Responding to these calls wastes thousands of dollars and hours of manpower each year. Each moment an officer spends chasing a false alarm is time he or she could be using to respond to a bona fide emergency.