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Oregon City Will Begin Charging for False Security Alarms

The city of Bend, Ore., plans to start enforcing false alarm fees after responding to more than 2,000 such calls in each of the past two years. The City Council in 2012 approved fees of $250 for a second false …

False Alarms Mean Big Money to Some Iowa Cities

Des Moines is pulling in big money from false burglar alarms, but some police departments are growing frustrated by the high number of unnecessary calls. The Des Moines Register reports Iowa’s largest city collected $138,000 for nearly 2,397 billable false …