A social media post circulating on the Oak Harbor High School campus falsely claimed a homeless person was on campus on ...
The dance, which took place on Saturday night, involved students from Scoggins, Austin, and South Paulding Middle Schools and ...
JAMAICA, Queens (WABC) -- A false alarm caused panic on the runway at JFK Airport on Tuesday night. Port Authority police surrounded the Los Angeles-bound JetBlue flight around 8:00 p.m. when it ...
The Syracuse Fire Department has warned that some Halloween decorations can be mistaken for the real thing and spark 911 ...
Smartphone crash detection features, designed to assist first responders, are causing a surge in false alarms in Southern Pines. While the technology saves lives, it also misfires, straining emergency ...
A false alert about an active shooter at the office- and tourist-heavy Hudson Yards caused a brief but “heart pumping” panic Wednesday afternoon before it was confirmed to be a mistake. The alert was ...
False alarms plague the security industry. According to the Urban Institute, 90-99% of all security alarm calls received by police are false. The ASU Center for Problem-Oriented Policing says the ...
Mankato's warning sirens falsely activated; the cause is under investigation and the siren vendor is inspecting the system.
Emergency management officials in Broken Arrow believe they have resolved an issue with a storm siren that malfunctioned early Sunday, blaring for more than 30 minutes and causing confusion and ...