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   From: NoBody@nowhere.com   
      
   On Tue, 24 Sep 2024 21:59:01 -0000 (UTC), "Leroy N. Soetoro"   
    wrote:   
      
   >https://www.komonews.com/news/local/seattle-police-no-longer-respond-to-   
   >alarm-calls-without-supporting-evidence-police-change-video-audio-patrol-   
   >response-crime-arrest-conserve-resources-officer-washington-spd#   
   >   
   >SEATTLE — In a letter from interim Seattle Police Chief Sue Rahr, the   
   >Seattle Police Department (SPD) released a major policy change regarding   
   >the response to alarm calls.   
   >   
   >Starting Oct. 1, SPD will only dispatch officers to calls from alarm   
   >companies with supporting evidence, such as audio, video, panic alarms, or   
   >eyewitness evidence that a person is illegally entering or attempting to   
   >enter a residence or commercial property.   
   >   
   >"We will no longer respond to calls from alarm companies based only on   
   >sensor or motion activations," the letter stated. "With depleted   
   >resources, we cannot prioritize a patrol response when there is a very low   
   >probability that criminal activity is taking place."   
      
   Coming soon:  Alarm rates decline because they don't respond to them.   
   See what a great job we did?   
      
      
      
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