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Incentives, Privatization Help City Police
CHARLOTTE — In 1995, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department faced a situation that threatened its ability to provide response in a timely and cost-effective manner. With the growing popularity of burglar alarms, cops were responding to an ever-increasing number of alarm calls. Most of these calls proved to be false alarms, wasting a lot of police time. By working with the alarm industry, a private contractor and implementing a new burglar alarm ordinance, the city has been able to drastically reduce resources expended on false alarms without any additional cost to taxpayers.