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Lawsuit Alleges ADT Failed to Alert Officers to Alarms for Kansas Fire

Security services company ADT received alarms at a burning Topeka, Kansas, home with a woman inside but didn’t alert authorities about the deadly fire, according to a lawsuit. The wrongful death lawsuit was filed Wednesday on behalf of Elizabeth Frost’s …

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 …