AMARILLO POLICE DEPARTMENT
MEDIA/PUBLIC RELEASE
DATE: January 16, 2019
TIME:
CASE NUMBER:
INCIDENT TYPE: Ring Neighbors portal
OFFICER SUBMITTING RELEASE: Sgt. Carla Burr-Crime Prevention Unit
DETAILS:
Amarillo Police Joins ‘Neighbors’ by Ring to Provide Users with Real-Time, Local Crime and Safety Information
Neighbors aims to reduce crime in neighborhoods by connecting people, security cameras and law enforcement.
The Amarillo Police Department today announced that it is joining the Neighbors app by Ring (available via iOS/Android here:
https://download.ring.com/amarillo)
to provide the Amarillo community with real-time, local crime and safety information. The Neighbors network already has millions of users and has been instrumental in catching package thieves, stopping burglaries, and keeping neighborhoods safe.
Residents can download the free Neighbors app, join their neighborhood, and use the app to: monitor neighborhood activity; share crime and safety-related videos, photos and text-based posts; and receive real-time safety alerts from their neighbors, local law enforcement and the Ring team.
How It Works
- Download the Neighbors app on iOS and Android here: https://download.ring.com/amarillo or by texting ‘apd’ to 555-888 from your smartphone.
- Opt-in to join your neighborhood.
- Customize the geographic area you want to receive notifications for (users must verify where they are located and cannot participate in other neighborhoods).
- Receive real-time alerts from your neighbors, local law enforcement and the Ring team that inform of crime and safety alerts as they happen.
- View local crime and safety posts via a live feed or interactive map.
- Share text updates, photos and videos taken on any device, including Ring’s home security devices.
- Work with your community to make neighborhoods safer.
About Neighbors
Neighbors is a neighborhood watch app that provides real-time, local crime and safety information. Download the free Neighbors app (iOS/Android), join your neighborhood, and use the app to: monitor neighborhood activity; share crime and safety-related videos, photos and text-based posts; and receive real-time safety alerts from your neighbors, local law enforcement and the Ring team. Download Neighbors (iOS/Android) today to join your digital neighborhood watch. For more information visit
www.ring.com/neighbors.
About Ring
Ring's mission is to reduce crime in neighborhoods by creating a Ring of Security around homes and communities. Ring is an Amazon company. The Ring
product line, along with
Neighbors by Ring, enable Ring to offer affordable, whole-home and neighborhood security devices and services. In fact, one Los Angeles neighborhood saw a
55 percent decrease in home break-ins after Ring Doorbells were installed on just ten percent of homes. For more information, visit
www.ring.com. With Ring, you’re always home.
Amarillo PD Media Contact
Sgt. Carla Burr
Crime Prevention and Public Information Officer
[email protected]
806-378-4257
Neighbors Media Contact
Morgan Culbertson
Public Relations Coordinator, Neighbors by Ring
[email protected]
M: 805.822.9694
