Among the changes taking effect within Pittsburgh Police today, the department is adjusting how they respond to burglary calls. Larry Scirotto says that a large portion of the ones they get are false.
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Now, he said officers will respond to those types of calls with secondary confirmation from their alarm partners that a burglary is in progress - like video, the sound of glass breaking, or interior motion.
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It's all a part of an effort to better focus police resources to in-progress calls.
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By AudacyAmong the changes taking effect within Pittsburgh Police today, the department is adjusting how they respond to burglary calls. Larry Scirotto says that a large portion of the ones they get are false.
[CutID: LScirotto 3.wav
Time: 10s
Title: police changes
Description: police changes
Out-cue: of them]
Now, he said officers will respond to those types of calls with secondary confirmation from their alarm partners that a burglary is in progress - like video, the sound of glass breaking, or interior motion.
[CutID: LScirotto 4.wav
Time: 14s
Title: police changes
Description: police changes
Out-cue: going to be false]
It's all a part of an effort to better focus police resources to in-progress calls.