Date: November 22, 2008

Location:  An Elementary School

Police Arrest One, Put One on Run

     Snohomish County Sheriff’s Deputies took one suspect into custody and sent a K9 unit on the trail of another after a Washington school’s Sonitrol Pacific security system detected a break-in November 22.     

     Expert Operator Jaime Maranville received an impact-activated audio signal from the school and immediately dispatched the school's patrol service and sheriff's deputies.  Unlike traditional burglar alarms, the Sonitrol Pacific system employs audio sensors to detect threatening activity and deliver comprehensive intrusion coverage.  Maranville continued to monitor the audio from the school while the guard service and deputies were en route and heard crashing noises and two men talking.

    Officers arrived at the school, found a broken window and promptly rounded up one individual.  Next, they called in a K9 unit to track down a second suspected burglar.  Although the suspect was able to elude capture, he dropped the school’s new video camera during the escape.     

     According to deputies, in addition to attempting to take the camera, the suspects vandalized the building using the school’s fire extinguishers.  The camera sustained some damage when dropped during the suspect’s get-away, but still works.

     In 2008, Sonitrol Pacific detections lead to the arrest of 178 suspects.  See the complete record.