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		<title>Valentine&#8217;s Day Heartbreak: False Alarms</title>
		<link>http://blog.monitronics.com/2012/02/valentines-day-heartbreak-false-alarms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[false alarms]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Valentine’s Day is a big deal for false alarms. Every year, central stations, police departments, and homeowners see a dramatic increase in false dispatches on Feb. 14. The evil culprit: balloons.
Can you believe it? Valentine’s balloons cause a lot of false alarms. That’s because most of us don’t consider the threat that comes with the&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Five Reasons I Love MyMonitronics</title>
		<link>http://blog.monitronics.com/2012/01/five-reasons-i-love-mymonitronics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:45:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Security]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monitronics has a tool that lets me manage my account online. It’s quick, easy, and free. Here are the top five reasons I loooove my MyMonitronics account:

I can manage my emergency contacts. MyMonitronics lets me see who I have listed to contact in case there’s an emergency at my house. And, I can update or&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Everyday Superhero: Crystal Lacy</title>
		<link>http://blog.monitronics.com/2012/01/everyday-superhero-crystal-lacy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Security]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.monitronics.com/?p=2268</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When Monitronics Emergency Dispatch Operator Crystal Lacy received a burglary alarm from a business in Amarillo, Texas, she quickly called the business but no one answered. In seconds Crystal had the police dispatched and rolling.
After the emergency
They arrived just in time to find a burglar inside the business. He had busted through the back door&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Monitronics Gives Back in 2011</title>
		<link>http://blog.monitronics.com/2012/01/monitronics-gives-back-in-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Security]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ 
Beginning in October and continuing through Christmas, Monitronics participated in multiple charitable projects in 2011.
Our holiday season kicked off with the annual food drive to support MetroCrest Foodbank. The event always sparks competition within the company and proves fruitful for our cause. In 2011, employees donated over $10,000 in food and cash.
The employees pitched in&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Everyday Superhero: Lee Hong</title>
		<link>http://blog.monitronics.com/2011/12/everyday-superhero-lee-hong/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monitronics Emergency Dispatch Operator Lee Hong was on duty when a back door burglary alarm in Washington flashed across his computer screen. Lee quickly tried to reach the customer using the two-way communication system. He received no response and couldn’t hear anyone moving around in the house.
When he reached the homeowner on her cell, she&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Three Times to Arm Your System</title>
		<link>http://blog.monitronics.com/2011/12/three-times-to-arm-your-system/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Security]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[alarm system]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever have that dream where you need help and try to scream but no one can hear you? It’s a frightening dream to have, but it can be a reality. You have an alarm system to do the notification for you during emergencies. If you fail to arm your system regularly, you’re not fully protecting&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Monitronics is One of Dallas&#8217; Top 100 Places to Work</title>
		<link>http://blog.monitronics.com/2011/11/monitronics-is-one-of-dallas-top-100-places-to-work/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.monitronics.com/2011/11/monitronics-is-one-of-dallas-top-100-places-to-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Security]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet This Post&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Everyday Superhero: Steve Millhorn</title>
		<link>http://blog.monitronics.com/2011/11/everyday-superhero-steve-millhorn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, Monitronics Emergency Dispatch Operator Steve Millhorn received a burglary signal from a home in Illinois. It was mid-day and that can be dangerous if our customer is home. With this knowledge, Steve threw on his Everyday Superhero uniform and flew into action.
He tried to reach someone at the home number to no avail. He&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Everday Superhero: Crystal Lacy</title>
		<link>http://blog.monitronics.com/2011/11/everday-superhero-crystal-lacy/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.monitronics.com/2011/11/everday-superhero-crystal-lacy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:06:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Security]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On September 6, Crystal Lacy received a fire alarm from a business in Vermont. She threw on her cape and jumped to action. Her first call, just seconds after the signal, was to the local fire department. The firemen suited up and were immediately on their way.
Crystal then tried to contact the business owner and&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Why Get an Alarm Permit?</title>
		<link>http://blog.monitronics.com/2011/11/why-get-an-alarm-permit/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.monitronics.com/2011/11/why-get-an-alarm-permit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Security]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You know how you get that all-of-a-sudden-out-of-nowhere strike of knowledge. Yeah, I was there today. I was standing in line at the DMV today waiting to get my car registered. There was a moment, in the hot, grump-filled office, in which I made the connection between car registration and alarm permit registration.
You see, while the&#8230;]]></description>
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