Video Confirmation of Burglaries Urged
I don't know about you, but if I verified the crime on the video security system, I would call the police and tell them I was there verifying it. Since you already know someone is breaking in, now you can drive down there and meet the police. Who wants to go out and risk being attacked by the criminal.
Dallas: Critics of alarm policy ask police to rethink eyewitness rule
12:08 AM CDT on Monday, July 31, 2006By KRISTINE HUGHES and TANYA EISERER / The Dallas Morning News
A phone call dragged Missy Hale out of a sound sleep one recent Sunday morning.The security company for the car dealerships she manages told her that a burglar alarm had been tripped at the company's Pleasant Grove lot.
But before she could call police, she had to drive there to confirm the alarm was valid, thrusting her into a tense situation.
Dallas' new verified response alarm ordinance requires proof of a break-in before police will dispatch sworn officers. But months after the law became effective, some alarm companies and business owners are now lobbying the police department to accept monitored video cameras as an alternative to eyewitness verification.
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posted by shanef at 12:52 PM
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