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Friday, February 19, 2016
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
This Woman Lost Her Life Due To The Carelessness Of An Alarm Company
A bloodthirsty man invaded a small-town Minnesota home
in 2006 and took the lives of his former girlfriend and her companion. The
murderer was able to accomplish the break-in and move through the house
undetected. Fearing for her life for some time, the victim had recently purchased a customized
security system worth several thousand dollars in hopes of gaining early
detection of her stalker’s presence should he attempt a home invasion. The
system included an inside siren, an outside siren, motion detection, panic
alarm, two keypad sounders, an outside strobe light, perimeter system and more,
all of which would activate at the same time, once the system detected an
intruder.
Sadly, when the attacker did come for her, the system
failed catastrophically. The nationally-based
alarm company that set up her system was found to have recklessly
breached its responsibilities by failing to design, install and test a system
that was supposed to be customized for early detection of an intruder.
The investigation was led by forensic alarm
industry expert and president of Teaneck, N.J.-based IDS Research and
Development Inc., Jeffrey
Zwirn. Zwirn determined
the company recklessly breached its duties to its customer. While the alarm company did ultimately come to an out of
court settlement years later for an undisclosed sum, thought to be many
millions of dollars, those lives are lost due to some as simple as a faulty
system.
The carelessness of an alarm
company cost this woman her life. Read more here to avoid a tragedy like this
in your life.
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Fraud Detection: Better methods are needed for purchasers of alarm accounts - Jeffrey Zwirn
How does an alarm company verify that the accounts it is purchasing were properly designed and installed? Traditionally purchasers have been relying on the seller's representations in the asset and purchase agreement of the transaction, financial records of the reported monthly recurring revenue (MRR) and sometimes a visit is performed to a small sampling of the seller's accounts.
Unfortunately, this may not be enough. To attempt to focus on the potential for fraud, new techniques need to be employed by buyers of alarm accounts because in some case sellers representations are not factually accurate and the results to the buyer can be disastrous.
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Local Fire Prevention Specialist and Alarm Expert Jeffrey Zwirn Weighs In On Holiday Fire Safety
This year, the holiday season coincides with the upcoming national holiday, Fire Safety Month (October). As we approach the Jewish holidays, it is imperative that every family keep in mind the disaster in Brooklyn earlier this year that killed seven children on Shabbat, which was started by a hot plate used to warm food, and think about fire prevention and safety as we prepare our homes for hosting.
Jeffrey Zwirn, President of Intruder Detection System (IDS) in Tenafly (www.alarmexpert.com) has been in business for over 40 years, designing, installing, maintaining and monitoring security systems, and is a nationally recognized expert in alarms and fire prevention. According to his research 80 percent of homes, just like the Brooklyn home, do not have properly designed, installed, monitored and maintained alarm system on the premises, making many tragedies likely avoidable. Unknowingly, fire alarm systems that are installed beyond their functional and reliable life expectancy in homes and apartments are being relied upon by consumers and their families. Because of this, it is most important that fire alarm systems be tested and maintained at least on a yearly basis by a qualified professional.
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Monday, October 12, 2015
Jeff Zwirn - The Case of State of Missouri Vs. George Revelle Case Study
Case Study: State of Missouri Vs. George Revelle
"Once Mr. Revelle's new trial was obtained I went about finding the nations preeminent burglar alarm expert. Jeffrey Zwirn was the first expert we retained on behalf of George Revelle. We built our defense around the work that Jeffrey Zwirn perfromed in our case. Mr. Zwirn spent the time investigating the Revelle home alarm system in a manner that the State of Missouri should have done to begin with. Mr. Zwirn ultimately concluded that the possibility of an intruder could not be excluded based on his investigation and findings of serious defects and irregularities with respect to the system and investigation.I am pleased to report that Mr. Revelle was found not guilty..." Read more about Jeffrey Zwirn - The Case of State of Missouri Vs. George Revelle
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Jeffrey Zwirn - Alarm Expert
Jeffrey Zwirn has been involved in the security survey, need analysis, system recommendations, sales, design, installation, programming, testing, inspection, service, maintenance, and monitoring of more than 3000 security and life safety systems.
http://alarmexpert.com
http://alarmexpert.com
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