Tag: Wilmington North Carolina

WILMINGTON, N.C.—An Oct. 31 story from the Star News Online reports the city of Wilmington began issuing fees Monday, Nov. 1 for false burglar alarms in an attempt to lower the thousands of false alarms police respond to each year. Any place that has a burglar alarm could be fined, including homes, businesses, churches and schools, according to the Wilmington Police Department. Owners will get a warning for the first false alarm, but subsequent alarms will earn a $50 fee billed through the...