Home alarms hooked to police?

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From: James Deibele
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1993 21:11

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At one time I believe it was fairly standard for home burglar alarms to
be hooked up to the local police precinct.  Of course this was probably
because only the wealthier people were able to afford such systems and
the total number of systems was relatively small.

Now it's more and more common for homes to have burglar alarms, but all
of them that I have heard of are hooked up to a local alarm company.
The alarm company is responsible for responding to alarms and notifying
the police when appropriate.

Is there anywhere where homes (or businesses) with alarm systems are 
still hooked directly to the local police?

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From: jamesd@techbook.com (James Deibele)
Subject: Home alarms hooked to police?
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Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 21:11:36 GMT
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