(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

The Dollar General store in Franklin Township has received a citation from the Pennsylvania State Police for excessive false alarms at its store located at 297 Route 288.

Police had responded to an alarm at 2:49 in the morning on Christmas Eve only to discover that it was a false alarm, the fifth such occurrence at that particular Dollar General within the span of one year. It was after that incident that the premises was cited for excessive false alarms.