North Lake Tahoe Bonanza - Region -
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Published on: 2/2/2007
Last Visited: 2/11/2007
Bob Albertazzi, community resource officer for the department, said 611 alarms have been registered by Thursday, an estimated 90 percent of the city's total at both businesses and residences.
Between June and the end of December, Albertazzi said 237 false alarms were noted.Those triggered by weather or other natural occurrences aren't counted but those caused by human error are listed.
Since repeat offenders are fined after three false alarms, the police department was able to contribute to the general fund of the City of South Lake Tahoe with about $1,300 collected in fines.
Some repeat offenders were fined $100, while another was billed $300, Albertazzi said.