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Make $100 For Referrals
Refer your friends, neighbors and co-workers
to Bonds Alarm. When they're connected to the Bonds Alarm U.L. Listed central
station for monitoring, you will receive a Bonds Alarm credit of $100.
Our biggest source of new clients continues to be referrals from our
present customers. Your referrals the last few months have been
overwhelming; Thank You!
Arizona #1 in Property Crime
Arizona holds the dubious ranking of #1 in the
nation for crime per 100,000 residents in 2001, according to a study released by
the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission.
Arizona ranked 1st for its property crime and
auto-theft rates and made the top 10 for murder, robbery, burglary and theft.
Home Fires
Fires kill more Americans than all natural
disasters combined on an annual basis. At least 80% of all fire deaths occur
in residences, making it the third leading cause of accidental deaths in homes.
Fires most often start in the kitchen, followed by the living room.
Heating systems is a leading cause of residential fires. Make sure your smoke
detectors are cleaned regularly.
Extended Vacations
Don't forget to leave a telephone connected while
you're gone. If no telephone is available, your security and fire system is unable
to communicate with our security center. Backup radio protection is available,
which will provide for those moments when telephones are not available or don't
operate properly.
Alarming Statistics
The vast majority of false alarms, estimated at 95%-98% are user errors.
Solving the false alarm problem would relieve 35,000 police officers to attend to other
issues. Each false alarm requires approximately 20 minutes of police time, usually for two
officers.
Nationally, the annual cost of false alarms is estimated at $1,300,000,000.
Yes, that's right-- over a billion!
Guard Response
Bonds Alarm has initiated a guard response program.
The response time should be quite prompt and considerably cheaper than the false alarm fines
imposed by the local police departments.
For residential customers the monthly fee starts as low as $10 and for commercial customers
the monthly fee runs from $10-$50 depending on a variety of items.
Ask Camille Meadows for details
Burglary Protection
Almost every home in every neighborhood is a target for burglary.
Justice Department statistics say that an average family has a one-in-four chance
of being the victim of a serious crime each year. Even worse, burglary is often
compounded by violence.
Make sure exterior door hinges are on the inside rather than the outside where an
intruder can remove the pins and pull the door out of the frame. Most home
burglaries occur between 8:00am and 5:00pm, lock your doors and arm your security
system. Nine out of ten convicted burglars agree they'd avoid a house protected
by an alarm security system.
Check Your Responsible Parties List?
All too often our central station monitoring
staff is told that a party listed as a "Responsible Party" no longer works for
an employer or they find that the party has moved or that the telephone number
is no longer a working number or the mobile number is no longer valid.
Remember, our ability to notify you in time of
need is only as good as the "Responsible Party" list provided by you.
Just like the testing of your system, your list should be reviewed often and
should be kept current. Soon changes can be made on line at the Bonds Alarm web
site www.BondsAlarm.com.
Please call the office at 602-955-3990 and check your list.
Alarm Subscriber Duties
Alarm subscribers are required by code to respond
or to make arrangements for an alarm business or other responsible person to respond
to the scene of an activated alarm within thirty (30) minutes of the alarm
activation.
Make sure all your Responsible Parties are aware of their responsibilities.
If you accidentally trip your alarm, immediately call our
monitoring center; after disarming the system.
Recent FBI Report
According to the national FBI's annual Uniform
Crime Report, law enforcement agencies reported an estimated
2,154,126 burglary offenses in 2005. Of all burglary offenses,
65.8% were of residential structures and 62% took place between
6:00am and 6:00pm.
It is estimated that 34% of burglars entered through the front door, 23% through a first floor window and 22% through the back door. It was also reported that in 41% of alarmed homes that were burglarized, the security system was not turned on. Experts commenting on previous FBI crime
statistics credited the use of alarm systems as a factor in keeping crime rates from
further escalation.
Alarm Subscriber Permits
Most every city in the Valley of the Sun requires that a residence or business
apply for and receive a permit for any electrical instruments or other devices
used to protect buildings, premises or persons from criminal acts or unauthorized
entries by warning persons of a crime or unauthorized entry through the emission
or transmission of a sound or signal.
Without a permit, most cities will not dispatch in the event of an emergency.
Most cities require the permit, even if the system is not monitored.
Normally, newly installed and reinstalled alarm systems shall
not be subject to the counting and assessment of false alarms for a period of
thirty days from the date the alarm system becomes operational. However, this
grace period shall apply only if the owner applies in writing for a permit within
ten days of the completion of installation or reinstallation of a system.
Each alarm system shall be inspected and serviced by the permittee at least once
in each twelve month period. Records shall be maintained by the permittee
for each alarm system showing dates of inspection and the name of the person
making such inspection.
It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally, knowingly or recklessly
activate any burglar, robbery, holdup or panic alarm, except to warn of a
criminal act or unauthorized entry on or into an alarm protected premises.
False alarms plague most cities, as user error (95%-98%) continues to be the
preponderance of the problems. Please be careful with your system; it's been
estimated that false alarms cost the city of Phoenix and its residents over
$5,000,000 a year.
Violators are subject to a Class 1 Misdemeanor.
Signs, Decals Reduce Crime
Do you have your yard signs and window decals?
If not, please let us know.
They reduce crime.
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• Licensed, Bonded, Insured
• AZ License # ROC 102907
• AZ License # ROC 089001
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