Keep summoning the police for bogus calls, and officers will issue fines of up to $250 for each false alarm.
A new county law aimed at cracking down on false burglar alarms, passed this week, will take effect in August. Any business or residence with an alarm system will be required to register it with the police department or face a fine.
"This is not to garner any type of revenue or anything like that," Deputy Chief Emerson Davis said. "We just want our resource hours back so we can spend them on legitimate...
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