Alarm Ordinance

The City of Attleboro enacted an ordinance relative to the regulation of residential and commercial alarms. The purpose of this new regulation is to encourage alarm users and alarm companies to properly use and maintain the operational effectiveness of alarm systems within the City of Attleboro. This ordinance is necessary to improve the reliability of alarm systems and reduce or eliminate false alarms.

This regulation governs alarm systems intended to summon the Attleboro Police Department. An alarm registration is now required for each alarm system. Each alarm site must be registered by with the Attleboro Police Department. There is no fee to register your alarm. An alarm registration form may be obtained here or at the Attleboro Police Department.

Moreover, a copy of the alarm ordinance may be obtained here or at the Attleboro Police Department.

BURGLAR ALARM REGISTRATION FORMS
(Please do not submit information for fire alarms)
	House / Apartment  - Burglar Alarm Registration Form
	To be used by Home Owners & Renters
	Commercial / Business  - Burglar Alarm Registration Form
	To be used by Business & Commercial Property Owners
	Alarm / Monitoring Companies
	To be used by Alarm Companies Only
	Alarm License Application
	To be used by Monitoring Companies Only
	Monitoring License Application

Any questions should be directed to Ed Gingras, Alarm Administrator, at alarmadmin@attleboropolice.org or 508-223-2224.

Ed Gingras
Alarm Administrator

Attleboro Alarm Ordinance

Attleboro Police partner with i-SAFE America Inc.

Founded in 1998, i-SAFE America Inc. is the leader in Internet safety education. Available in all 50 states, Washington, D.C.,  and Department of Defense schools located across the world, i-SAFE is a non-profit foundation whose mission is to educate and empower youth to make their Internet experiences safe and responsible. The goal is to educate students on how to avoid dangerous, inappropriate, or unlawful online behavior. i-SAFE accomplishes this through dynamic K-12 curriculum and community outreach programs to parents, law enforcement, and community leaders. It is the only Internet safety foundation to combine these elements.

Since its inception, i-SAFE America has revolutionized the way the world looks at Internet safety education. In this day and age everyone knows students can explore the marvels of the world and travel to the most intelligent realms of our galaxy on the Internet. But many do not know if students are not aware, they can become entrapped in the darkest most detestable realms of the human imagination. Concerned people now realize awareness and true safety online is not found in software filters - it is found in education and community support. Educated people realize true education and community support is found within i-SAFE America.

Recently, Officer Sue Boisse (School Resource Officer), Officer Thomas Wellman and Officer Gil Bechtel (Computer Crimes) completed an i-SAFE "train the trainer" instructional course hosted by the Bristol County Sheriffs Office. These officers will now educate fellow officers and teachers as instructors in the i-SAFE program. They will also be teaching internet safety to the students in the Attleboro school system.

For more information on i-SAFE America please visit them at http://www.isafe.org/

Attleboro Police to Crackdown on Drunk Driving during Winter Holidays

To reduce impaired driving on our roadways, the Attleboro Police Department will join more than 270 local police departments and the Massachusetts State Police in the Governor's Highway Safety Bureau's (GHSB) You Drink & Drive. You Lose. The GHSB is a program of the Executive Office of Public Safety.

"During this holiday season, we'll conduct extra traffic enforcement to look for impaired drivers, as well as those who speed, drive aggressively, and do not use safety belts and child safety seats, "We want everyone to be able to have a safe and enjoyable holiday season with family and friends."

Historically the holiday season between Thanksgiving and the New Year is one of the deadliest and most dangerous times of the year on the nation's roadways, primarily due to an increase in drunk driving.

Recently the battle to reduce drunk driving in Massachusetts got an important boost with the adoption of Melanie's Law. This legislation strengthened the drunk driving laws of Massachusetts, especially the consequences for repeat drunk drivers. Yet even first-time offenders can be affected by this new legislation. For instance, anyone who commits manslaughter while operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs is subject to a minimum mandatory five-year prison sentence and 15-year license suspension.

The Governor's Highway Safety Bureau along with state and local police provide the following tips to stay safer this holiday season:

• Keep your cool behind the wheel: allow extra time for unexpected traffic and weather conditions.
• Obey posted speed limits.
• Report suspected impaired drivers by calling 911.
• Always wear your safety belt - it's your best defense against a drunk driver.
• Don't risk it … If you plan to drive, completely avoid alcohol or other drugs. For those under 21 the legal alcohol limit is .02, essentially zero tolerance.
• If your celebration plans involving drinking, before you head out choose a sober designated driver or decide to take mass transit or a taxi.
• Never accept a ride with a drunk driver.
• If necessary, spend the night where the celebration is being held.
• Remember your liability as a party host and take steps to prevent guests from drinking too much as well as keeping those underage from consuming alcoholic beverages. Be prepared to provide a sober ride, a taxi, or a bed to a guest that has had too much to drink.

Attleboro to use ‘Reverse 911’ system in emergency situations

"Attleboro residents beware! An escaped convict may be on the loose in your neighborhood!"

Once upon a time an urgent message like this would be broadcast over a police cruiser’s loudspeaker at the expense of clarity, efficiency and lots of overtime pay.

Nowadays, they do it with a discreet phone call.

It’s called the Reverse 911 system, and about five months ago, the Attleboro Police Department became the fifth in the state to purchase and install it.

As the name indicates, Reverse 911 is an emergency notification system that allows the authorities to call you, provided your number is listed and you don’t have a call-screening service.

The system uses computer mapping technology to target a specific geographic area, affected or soon-to-be affected by a dangerous situation, then saturates it with thousands of phone calls.

Privacy nuts and telemarketing foes don’t have anything to worry about; use of the system is reserved for life-threatening emergencies only.

"People won’t be getting called for every minor incident that comes along -- we’re mostly interested in using it for locating missing children and natural disasters," said Sgt. James Keane. "Several weeks ago, there was a rabid fox on the loose in the Handy Street area of the city. It was out during the day, during school vacation -- it had already attacked one kid and tried to attack a second. We thought that was an appropriate use of the system."

In addition to several prerecorded warnings (for emergency evacuations, wanted person alerts, etc.) the Reverse 911 system can be easily programmed with custom-recorded messages/instructions.

The system, which is manufactured and marketed nationwide by Sigma Communications of Indianapolis, Ind., costs $41,000.

The Reverse 911 system is cutting-edge interactive technology, but it doesn’t work miracles.

Although the system was designed to leave messages on answering machines, it will not work in homes with unlisted numbers or those outfitted with electronic call-screening systems.

Anyone with an unlisted or unpublished phone number --including new Attleboro residents -- who wants to be notified if his neighborhood is menaced by a sudden natural or unnatural disaster, should call Lt. James Keane at (508) 223-2224.

"This is system we believe will improve our ability to protect the people of Attleboro," Keane said. "Whenever we see something we could do to increase public security, we’re going to do it.’ (read more)

Story by the Pawtucket Times

Mass. ‘Click It or Ticket’ campaign television ad

Officers Graney and Paterson help get the message out in the Governor's Highway Safety Bureau's "Click it or Ticket" campaign. View Television Safety Ad 6 Meg Download.

Mass. ‘Click It or Ticket’ campaign starts Friday

If self-preservation isn’t you’re first impulse, Attleboro cops are willing to bet that protecting your wallet is.

For example, did you know that seat belts reduce the risk of death in a car accident by a whopping 45 percent and moderate-critical injury by 50 percent?

Since the campaign’s inception is November 2002, seat belts use on Massachusetts’ highways and byways has gone from 12 percent in 2002 to 63 percent in 2004 (a record high). Still, Massachusetts officials see room for improvement; as of 2004, national seat belt usage hit 80 percent.

If Massachusetts motorists were 100 percent compliant, an estimated 88 lives, 6,000 injuries and $660 million could be saved (according to 2002 data).

"Everyone traveling on our roadways needs to always buckle up and stay safe and comply with our law," said Edward A. Flynn, the state’s Secretary of Public Safety. "The Click It or Ticket campaign, based on a national model, continues to enhance our efforts to save lives, reduce injuries and prevent economic losses from motor vehicle crashes in Massachusetts."

Massachusetts law requires all adult drivers and passengers to wear a seat belt. Children who are both under the age of five and weigh 40 pounds or less must be secured in a child safety seat.

For maximum safety, experts recommend that any child between 40 and 80 pounds ride in a booster seat.

All children under 12 must ride in the back seat, away from the airbag.

Motorists in violation of these requirements will be fined $25 per unbuckled occupant.