'Stranded and vulnerable': Seattle police won't respond to security alarms without 'supporting evidence'

Police in Seattle will no longer be dispatched to burglary alarms based solely on sensors or motion activators beginning next week in a move that is catching many security system companies off guard.

"Our biggest fear is that crime is going to go up, and we do not want crime to go up," Washington Alarm CEO Shannon Woodman told Fox News Digital Wednesday.

Beginning Oct. 1, the Seattle Police Department will only dispatch officers to alarm calls that come with "supporting evidence, such as audio...