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"Some people are finding out the hard way that their alarm systems can cost them hefty fines from the Albuquerque Police Department.When police respond to false alarms, they give homeowners a few chances to fix their systems.\"You're allowed three false alarms a year,\" said Officer Robert Gibbs, of the APD False Alarm Reduction Unit.Police said the fine for the fourth through the ninth police response to false alarm is $150 each, while 10 and more are $500 each.\"When a police officer comes to your door, the whole game is changed,\" Gibbs said.T and Y Nails on Montgomery Boulevard is learning the hard way.\"I didn\u2019t know what happened, but a few months ago, it went out to me for $750, and I went to the courtroom and I agreed to pay,\" said business owner Thien Phan.Because Phan agreed to pay the $750 fine, a judge dismissed the case.\"(Phan) never did pay the fees,\" Gibbs said.Phan's wife and co-owner, Van Bui, received a notice in the mail for court. Court records show APD criminally charged the, with two misdemeanors regarding the unpaid false alarm fines and not having a permit.\"This never happened to us. This is the first time it happened to us, but we just want to get over with it and are willing to pay, you know, so we can go back to work,\" Phan said.APD said the city collects the fines because checking out false alarms takes them away from calls that really matter."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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