Security and Alarm Systems Blog

Outraged parents and a national civil rights organization are demanding an investigation into allegations made by a Philadelphia high school junior that two school police officers beat him for being late to school, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Jeffione Thomas, 17, a running back for the Frankford High Pioneers, acknowledges that he was late for school Oct. 29 when the two officers followed him into the building.

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Lawmakers tried in vain today to get a clear answer to a controversial question with constitutional implications during a hearing on violent extremism: What pushes a person with extremist thoughts and beliefs to decide to engage in terrorism?

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A presidential task force has issued recommendations to speed establishment of a single regime for handling of sensitive but unclassified (SBU) information, aimed at fostering information sharing by eliminating more than 100 different and often conflicting designations and markings used by different federal agencies.

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This year saw both victories and setbacks in the fight against Islamist terrorism as al Qaeda suffered serious blows while Islamist terrorism rose dramatically in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Somalia, according to a new report from a U.S. security think tank.

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Recently released court documents show that the strict restrictions placed on convicted shoe-bomber Richard Reid have been eased as his prison sentence has worn on, stoking fears that prisoners at Guantanamo will receive the same benefits if imprisoned inside the United States, according to Reuters.

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President Barack Obama today will order the federal government to purchase a rural Illinois prison to house a limited number of suspected terrorist currently detained at the naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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It isn’t always easy to turn down a request to be friends—especially in the context of online social networking. That was one finding of a recent study by security research firm Sophos. The trouble is, according to security experts, a growing number of networking messages are coming from scammers, phishers, and malware distributors.

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Crime Prevention Security Systems, the SDM 2009 Dealer of the Year Honoree, adapted to challenging economic times with strategies that enabled it to thrive and to become an even stronger, better company.

APX Alarm Security Solutions, the SDM 2009 Dealer of the Year Honoree, operates with a sense of purpose for protecting lives. It shows in the company’s unquestionable success and in its remarkable service to its customers and its communities. 

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