Memphis updates rules on security system false alarms
Sgt. Robert Thomas stands in front the Memphis Police Department Airways station shorty after checking on a nearby business' overactive alarm system Nov. 26. Next year, the city of Memphis is will be charging fees for excessive false alarms. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
False alarms will become more costly for Memphis homeowners and businesses in 2020. Under new rules designed to cut down on false alarms, permits will no longer be renewed by alarm companies -- individuals and businesses must do it themselves -- and false alarms after the first one will cost $140.
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Yolanda Jones covers criminal justice issues and general assignment news for The Daily Memphian. She previously was a reporter at The Commercial Appeal.
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