U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday told graduates of the northern Indiana Catholic boarding school he graduated from 40 years ago that persistence is the most essential quality to success and is the only trait each personGREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) — Residents and business owners in a central Indiana city could soon have to pay a fine if they call 911 without a good reason or their security alarms go off when there isn't an emergency.
The Daily Journal reports Greenwood has proposed fining property owners $50 if police have to make repeated runs for false alarms or false 911 calls.
Chief John Laut says he proposed the fine after a review showed police spend about $100,000 each year responding to false alarms but only about $500 responding to alarms where a crime was taking place.
Laut says fines won't be levied for alarms set off during storms.
People who repeatedly call 911 when they don't have an emergency also would face fines.
