Attention Seattle residents and business owners,
Starting October 1, 2024, the Seattle Police Department (SPD) will implement changes to how they respond to residential and commercial burglary alarms. Their letter states that these changes are designed to help prioritize emergency responses for violent in-progress incidents, which is essential for the safety of our community.
Key Changes:
SPD will only dispatch officers to alarm calls from monitoring companies that provide supporting evidence of criminal activity, such as:
Audio or video verification
Panic alarms
Eyewitness accounts of illegal entry or attempted entry
SPD will no longer respond to calls triggered solely by sensor or motion activations, as over 96% of these alarms are found to be false due to equipment issues or human error.
Per their letter, this change is vital to ensure officers are available for higher-priority, potentially life-threatening situations.
Secure Pacific has been committed to Verified Systems since 1978.
Video monitoring: Secure Pacific systems utilize the latest video verification technology. Our verification process is trusted to provide real-time evidence to authorities, ensuring a faster, more accurate police response when it's truly needed.
24/7 professional monitoring: Our Verification Center® in Everett, WA is designed to meet the most rigorous standards of verified security. This provides a higher level of security and verifies actual criminal activity, reducing false alarms and increasing the chance of catching intruders.
Proven results: Since 1978, our Verification Center® dispatches have led to the arrests of approximately 7000 criminals; helping ensure that police respond swiftly and effectively. The value of a Verified Security System has never been higher.
If your current alarm system doesn’t meet these updated requirements, please consider upgrading today. For more information on the changes or how SPD will respond to alarms, Click Here to see SPD’s recent announcement.
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