DFT’s 2,100 security accounts will be monitored by Doyle Security’s emergency response center, while service and installation work will continue to be provided by DFT Security employees.

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Industry veteran Kevin Stone serves as COO and executive vice president of Doyle Security Systems in Rochester, N.Y.

Jack Doyle will succeed his father, John G. Doyle, whose great-grandfather John A. Doyle started the company in 1919.

Kevin Stone, chief operating officer of Doyle Security Systems in Rochester, N.Y., has been appointed as treasurer on the Electronic Security Association’s Board of Directors.

STAT’s 3,800 security accounts and 1,200 medical monitoring accounts will now be monitored by Doyle Security’s emergency response center, while service and installation work will continue to be provided by STAT team members who will be joining the Doyle team.

ESA appointed Steve Paley and Kevin Stone to its Board of Directors, thus completing its composition.

In 1919, 100 years ago, World War 1 ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, the Grand Canyon National Park was formed by Congress and the 19th Amendment was passed, giving women the right to vote.

Doyle Security Systems Inc., a regional provider of residential and commercial security, fire and medical monitoring systems, announced the purchase of the customer accounts of Commercial Instruments & Alarm Systems (CIA Security), a privately held company headquartered in Fishkill, N.Y. The purchase will result in 7,500 new customers for the company, representing the largest acquisition in Doyle’s 100 year history.