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Cities begin registration of
home, business alarms
BY DAN WHISENHUNT
danwhisenhunt@reporternewspapers.net
The cities of Atlanta, Sandy Springs
and Dunwoody are rolling out registra
tion programs as part of recently adopt
ed false alarm ordinances.
If you live in Sandy Springs or Dun
woody, you have until Oct. 1 to register
your burglar alarm or face a $100 fine.
Registration of home alarms is free. In
Dunwoody, registration of commercial
alarms costs $25.
In Atlanta, the new ordinance takes
effect Sept. 15, but the deadline to reg
ister is Feb. 1, 2014. The city imposes a
$150 fee for residents who fail to reg
ister.
Under the new ordinances, excessive
false alarm calls can result in fines rang
ing from $50 to $500, depending on the
number of false alarms generated by a
particular residence or business.
In Atlanta, the fines start with the
second false alarm. In Dunwoody,
fines kick in after the third false alarm.
The costs escalate with successive false
alarms.
The new registration and fines are
part of a system being implemented by
the cities in an attempt to reduce the
number of false alarm calls.
Dunwoody Police Chief Billy Grogan
said the concern about false alarms isn’t
new. “I do believe they will make a sig
nificant impact on our false alarm calls
and I believe we will see a reduction in
these types of calls,” Grogan said. “The
issue of false alarms has not suddenly be
come a concern. It has been a concern
for some time. However, it takes time to
enact an ordinance such as this.”
City officials say false alarms are a
drain on police resources.
“It is estimated that at least 95 per
cent of all alarm calls are false alarms,” a
Registering your alarms
The cities of Atlanta, Dunwoody
and Sandy Springs are requiring
homeowners and business
owners to register their
home or business alarms.
If you live in Atlanta, register
your alarms at: www.crywolf.
us/atlantaga/. If you live in
Dunwoody, register your alarms
at: www.dunwoodyga.gov/alarm.
If you live in Sandy Springs,
register your alarms at: www.
sandyspringsga.gov/alarm.
Sandy Springs residents who are
unable to use the website can
call 1-855-725-7101 or email
the city at SandySpringsGA®
publicsafetycorp.com. Dunwoody
residents can call 1-866-889-
2365 or email DunwoodyGA®
publicsafetycorp.com. Atlanta
residents can call 1-855-725-7102.
joint press release from Dunwoody and
Sandy Springs said. “In 2012, 8,739 of
9,096 Sandy Springs police calls were
false alarms. In 2012, Dunwoody police
responded to more than 4,000 alarm
calls and the majority of those were false
alarms.
“Unlocked or loose doors and win
dows; children, visitors and pets; user
error and equipment malfunction are
among the most frequent causes of
false alarms. When an alarm is acti
vated accidentally, a quick call to the
alarm company to cancel the alarm
will prevent a false alarm registered
against the facility.”
Nature center hires
program manager
The Dunwoody Nature Center recently named a
new full-time program manager to oversee program
ming related to camps, scouts, field trips, pre-K classes
and after-school sessions.
Debbie Lowery has worked as an educator at the cen
ter since 2006, the nature center said in a press release.
Before joining the nature center staff, she was the lead
“Kyndergym” teacher at Dunwoody United Methodist
Church, the release said.
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Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at Dunwoody City Hall located at 41
Perimeter Center East Suite No. 103.
For a complete and up to date schedule of Dunwoody City meetings,
visit http://www.dunwoodyga.gov/Residents/Calendar.aspx
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