Apparently suspicious letters by BRPD are legal; Tells recipients to register alarm systems – WBRZ

Baton Rouge – In the last few days, residents of Baton Rouge have received letters by mail from the Baton Rouge Police Alarm department asking them to renew their alarm permits.

Despite residents’ concerns that the letters are spam, the public information employee of BRPD Saundra Watts said the letters were legal correspondence produced by a third -party contractor in Texas.

Letters tell the recipients to register their alarm systems in the city and pay the required fee of $ 25. This registration must be renewed annually.

The registration device is part of the effort of the department to reduce the fake alarms from the security systems.

“We are sending over four hundred alarm calls within a week. So what he does allows us to contact this keys holder to inform them that we have received a false alarm in your residence, “Watts said.

Residents who impose more than three false alarms in a year will be a fine. A fake alarm occurs when the alarm is triggered and the units unfold in a home when there is no real threat.

“After this third counterfeit alarm or this fourth alarm, there is a fee of $ 25. Each next after this fake alarm increases by $ 25 and the maximum is $ 200 for a fake alarm, “Watts said.

Watts said that anyone who is not yet sure about the validity of the letters can call the alarm department of 225-389-3805.