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    a better place to live?
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  Community Network Program!

There was once a time when life was safer more simple.  We didn't depend on paid protection for our belongings and personal safety.  We took care of it ourselves.  Then, we went through a period in history where we, as the general public, worked with law enforcement officers as a team.  When there was a need to chase a bad guy down and bring him to justice, the Sheriff or Marshall as applicable deputized ordinary citizens to increase the effectiveness of law enforcement.  Over time, we came to expect our police officers to do all of our law enforcement as we grew further and further apart.

Now we see a trend where we are coming back together.  Programs like Neighborhood Watch, Civilian Corps (a part of Homeland Security) and even semi-vigilante groups such as those in Arizona who are reporting the movement of illegal Mexican aliens represent the need for working together.  Traditionally, municipal, county, and federal agencies have also suffered from separatism rather than working together in full cooperation.  Now we see signs of these agencies working together, not in particular because they have some higher goal, but of recognizing the absolute necessity of working together.  So, we are experiencing some success in the neighborhood and within government agencies.  Regrettably, the ones who would benefit the most from working together are not.  In particular, we note a significant need for business, church, and school users to develop advanced programs to enhance the safety of those involved in these activities.  We believe this can be done by working more closely with others with similar needs and with local law enforcement where possible.

The Community Network Program is a partnership between business, government, and institutional members who are dedicated to making their communities safer by working together.

The Community Network Program (CNP) is an outgrowth of an improved courtroom safety program developed by Falcon Direct.  The original program was known as the Companion Program. The concept was to first provide wireless call buttons for clerks, judges, and juvenile probation officers to quickly summon law enforcement assistance when required.

The Community Network Program is a partnership between business, government, and institutional members who are dedicated to making their communities safer by working together.

The Community Network Program (CNP) is an outgrowth of an improved courtroom safety program developed by Falcon Direct.  The original program was known as the Companion Program. The concept was to first provide wireless call buttons for clerks, judges, and juvenile probation officers to quickly summon law enforcement assistance when required.

These buttons transmit a digital coded message that activates a Central Processing Unit (CPU) that in turn transmits a voice message with location information directly to all units of a participating law enforcement agency (municipal or county as applicable) to get help as quickly as possible.

These devices have proven to be applicable for use by merchants, churches, and schools as well.  The result is the development of the new Community Network Program.  We think you’ll like it!

Do you ever…….

read the crime reports in your local newspaper?  Here are a couple of recent incidents reported in a SINGLE DAY for the eastern Birmingham metro area.  Articles reprinted with permission of The Birmingham News.
 

For those communities that have had enough of diminishing tax revenues as merchants move away, increased insurance rates for those that stay and continued victimization by thugs with no respect for life or property, we offer a crime fighting alternative.  We call it the Community Network Program (CNP).

Why we developed the CNP Program

There are several variations of the CNP Program.  To understand CNP, we need to review earlier systems.  Historically, call buttons have been used at banks, grocery stores and other high-risk locations.  Generally, this involves a button underneath a counter or next to a cash register.

Once activated, an automatic telephone dialer connects to a third party alarm service.  When connected, a pre-recorded message is sent to a call center operator who then relays the message to the nearest 911 operator who then dispatches the call to the first available law enforcement officer via 2-way radio.  The average response time averages six to eight minutes.

There are two costs associated with traditional service offered by security service providers – the cost of purchasing and maintaining the equipment, the cost of a phone line (a dedicated phone line is normally recommended), plus the monthly cost for monitoring and dispatch service.

The problem with phone line dependent systems, aside from cost, is the time lost in getting the message to a responding officer.  Most hit and run robberies are completed in less than four minutes.  If the average response time for a wired system is six minutes, you can quickly see that such systems are ineffective.

It begins with a family of products known as The Companion System.  The diagram below provides an overview of this remarkable wireless alerting system.  The Companion is designed for direct notification to law enforcement although it can be directed to private security services or other first responders as desired.

High-risk locations, such as banks, convenience stores, and check cashing services, liquor stores, pawnshops, grocers, restaurants, and others who handle cash are easy targets for hit and run armed robbers.  Generally, these assailants are in and out in less than four minutes. 

Guess what the typical response time is for URBAN law enforcement?  Typically more than six minutes!  With Companion and a participating law enforcement agency, response time can drop to two minutes or less!

Things are safer these days for merchants at high robbery risk locations in Evergreen, Alabama.  Banks, cash advance services, convenience stores, liquor stores, pawnshops, and other retailers are easy targets for hit and run robbers. A new system, known as the Companion-PB developed in association with the Evergreen Alabama Police Department and Falcon Direct makes Evergreen a better place to live, work, and play. This system could be available in YOUR area. Details are available at www.info4u.us/payday.html.

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This page last update 01/25/2007

 
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