Los Angeles considers ignoring many burglar alarms
Faced with a flood of false alerts, LAPD and nine other major departments may stop responding to burglar alarm calls. Community members cite safety and cost concerns as officials weigh private security and surveillance as substitutes for police response. In Los Angeles last year about 92 percent of 136,000 alarm calls were false, costing $11 million in patrol time.
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Privacy rules that take effect Monday for most health plans will cover every health insurance company, hospital, clinic, doctor and pharmacy. Violators face civil and criminal penalties up to 250,000 dollars and 10 years in prison. The rules require safeguarding patient information and limit disclosures to what is necessary to deliver care.
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