What's "Par" in False Alarm Punishment?
Charles Parr, 36, resident of Paterson, N. J., arrested for sounding a false alarm of fire January Sth, last, was sentenced to one year in the county jail by Magistrate John A. Masielo the following day. That seems to set a new par in penalties for shooting false alarms.
Parr pleaded guilty to the charge. He was arrested when a woman reported seeing him pull the alarm box at Main Street and Broadway, Paterson. Battalion Chief Joseph Dayspring, who preferred the complaint against Parr, said the latter was standing about 50 feet from the box when firemen pulled up. They asked him where the fire was and he replied “140 Water Street.” Firemen went to that address but found no fire.
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