Wednesday, April 10th 2019, 6:37 pm
Oklahoma City police have some alarming statistics when it comes to false alarms.
The department says 98% of the 57,000 home security alarms they respond to each year, are false alarms.
Chief Bill Citty says another major problem is that people with alarms don't get a permit for them. He's proposing an overhaul to the system.
Chief Citty says a third party will be hired to gather information for an alarm permit.
“If you don't have a permit and you are not in our system and you get a call, we aren't going to respond to that,” said Chief Citty.
After three false alarms, a person will be fined. If you have six false calls in a year, you'll lose your permit.
OKC City Council will have the final say on the proposal.
Karl Torp is an award-winning journalist who’s been part of the News 9 team since 2012. He co-anchors the 4 p.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts on weekdays. Karl loves telling Oklahoma’s unique stories, and he’s also a huge sports junkie. He loves to think of trades that would help the Oklahoma City Thunder win a World Championship (despite knowing little to nothing about salary caps and luxury taxes).
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