Sorry for the late response (no irony intended, seriously!)...I'm just really behind on email.
Dan, I completely agree...but I feel obligated to point out that the alarm co.'s response time was indeed an aberration. We set it off accidentally a few times before (yeah, we're dumb that way), and they called within 1 minute each time. I just want to make it clear that I think the problem is w/ police response time, not Chalmers. I'd recommend them to anyone. I do resent paying the city $35 a year for the "privilege" of having an alarm system when apparently an alarm is a low priority for the cops. As you noted, had it been a real emergency--esp. if we'd been home--we would've been completely f&*k*d. BTW, we did complain to Blackwell's office...I'm not holding my breath for improvement. --- Dan Myers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, I really didn't think that a 15 minute > response time is considered > great to begin with. If it was a break in and you > were home, it could have > been a bad situation. (it's a little far-fetched, > but it could happen) My > alarm company usually calls within 30 seconds -2 > minutes of my loud alarm > going off. It once went off while we were on > vacation in Maine. It scared us > the whole time we were there, but it wound up that > we left a door ajar and > the wind was opening and closing it...which is why > the alarm kept going off > for 3 hours. I felt bad for our neighbors. But the > police came out (or so > they said) and checked everything to be ok. The > alarm company even told the > police officers to look in the back yard, since it > was my back door alarm > that was going off. > > Having the police come over after an hour when an > alarm goes off is > terrible. Why do we pay those alarm fees every year > if not for a quick > response time from the cops? > > Dan Myers > 215.901.0899 > Certified Massage Practitioner > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Heather and Chris Gasda" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Dan Myers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 9:39 AM > Subject: Re: [UC] Police Response > Time--Infuriating!!! > > > > Chalmers Security--they've been really great so > far. > > > > > > --- Dan Myers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> What alarm company do you have? > >> > >> Dan > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Heather and Chris Gasda" > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 1:26 PM > >> Subject: [UC] Police Response > Time--Infuriating!!! > >> > >> > >> > Our alarm company called me at 12:04pm to tell > me > >> that > >> > 2 of our detectors had gone off at 11:49am; > they > >> had > >> > dispatched the police immediately. As of now, > >> 1:16pm, > >> > the police still have not shown up at the > house! > >> > Having called the police to make sure > everything > >> was > >> > ok, I was told they had been dispatched, but > had > >> not > >> > come yet. I told them not to bother, as I had > >> come > >> > home and found it to be a false alarm, but I > was > >> told > >> > they had to come once called. Not within a > >> reasonable > >> > time frame, apparently! What a great use of > >> > resources--don't send them when needed, but > send > >> them > >> > late and unnecessarily. To add insult to > injury, I > >> saw > >> > 2 patrol cars idly driving about during this > time. > >> > > >> > Pleeease tell me this is an abberation!! > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > __________________________________ > >> > Do you Yahoo!? > >> > The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! > >> > http://my.yahoo.com > >> > > >> > > >> > ---- > >> > You are receiving this because you are > subscribed > >> to the > >> > list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for > >> archive information, see > >> > <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. > >> > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! > > http://my.yahoo.com > > > > > > ---- > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to > the > list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive > information, see > <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! http://my.yahoo.com ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.