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Wilmington, N.C. enacts new false alarm ordinance

November 1, 2010SSN Staff

WILMINGTON, N.C.—An Oct. 31 story from the Star News Online reports the city of Wilmington began issuing fees Monday, Nov. 1 for false burglar alarms in an attempt to lower the thousands of false alarms police respond to each year. Any place that has a burglar alarm could be fined, including homes, businesses, churches and schools, according to the Wilmington Police Department. Owners will get a warning for the first false alarm, but subsequent alarms will earn a $50 fee billed through the...

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