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Alarms and the Security Alarm Ordinance Why are false alarms a problem?

April 26, 2017alarm alarms False Ordinance problem security

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Alarms and the Security Alarm Ordinance Why are false alarms a problem?

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False alarms take police and firefighters away from real emergencies. The City of Appleton Police Department initiated a false alarm reduction strategy after responding to over 1000 false alarms in 2005. While legitimate alarms have helped with the apprehension of criminals, the Appleton Police Department has NEVER apprehended a criminal while responding to a FALSE alarm. Over 95% of all alarm activations are false.