Police Reports: False Alarms Keep Officers Busy

Police officers responded to four false alarms in just over a 24-hour period between late Wednesday night and Thursday.

Lt. Brian McCauley reminds home and business owners to schedule an annual check up for their alarm systems to make sure they are functioning properly.

Just as one checks the oil in their car and the burner in their house, McCauley said a home security system needs routine care.

Between 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday and midnight on Thursday, police officers drove to the scene of burglar alarms only to find the systems either went off accidentally or because of a system defect.

Earlier in the year, Police Chief John Salvatore asked the Town Council to consider passing an ordinance to crack down on false alarms due to the high volume of calls, and action is pending.

"We respond with two officers and every one is treated seriously," McCauley said of alarm calls. "We do respond and in a timely fashion. When it's a false alarm it takes officers off the road."