Tag: Independence Day
Hold your fireworks
July 5, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor
Well, I hope all of you had a restful and relaxing Independence Day, filled with family, friends, and most importantly, food.
What I hope you didn’t have this week was an earful of gunfire. That might be too much to hope for after the holiday was host to several violent mass shooting incidents. Yes, more than one. It started on Monday evening with three killed and eight wounded in Fort Worth, Texas when assailants began shooting into a crowd. Nine were injured in a shooting that occurred...
ADT shares July 4th safety tips
July 3, 2023SSN Staff
BOCA RATON, Fla. – The 4th of July is right around the corner and while some people are already dreaming of fireworks and barbecue, ADT has shared some handy tips to keep you safe and secure during the holiday.
Independence Day, despite its celebratory nature, is a lightning rod for less savory activities and a variety of accidents. Crime rates have been observed to spike around holidays and that makes it a busy time of year for ADT. As Senior Director of Monitoring James Walsh puts it,...