Wall Township Police Department to Partner with
Neighbors by Ring
The Wall Township Police Department is announcing a partnership with the free crime and safety app ‘Neighbors’ by the Santa Monica based company Ring. The Neighbors app platform is a way for anyone, whether or not they own a Ring device or other home security system, to share and receive photos, videos and real-time crime and safety information with their neighbors and local law enforcement.
The Wall Township Police Department is excited to partner with Ring, to further enhance the working relationship in crime prevention and detection with our community through their (Ring) Neighbors app.
The benefits of joining together with Neighbors by Ring are obvious, as several cases of criminal activity, motor vehicle accidents and other incidents have been successfully solved due to the ability to view footage users have shared from those who have security cameras on their premises. But now, through our membership in Neighbors by Ring, finding helpful footage has been enhanced by our ability to work with the community utilizing the power of social media, instant communication with our residents, and more expedited canvassing for video.
Our residents’ rights to privacy and the privacy of the Neighbors by Ring users are of the utmost importance to The Wall Township Police Department. We would like to assure our residents that this program does not allow any access to camera footage without the owner’s permission. Here’s what it does do:
- Allows us to interact on a social media network with members of our community who are using the free Neighbors app.
- Allows us to send out requests for videos in targeted geographical areas and specific time frames to assist in the investigation of crime or any other incident that would warrant police involvement.
- Allows the residents in our community another avenue of communication with the police department.
- Creates a cooperative relationship between the police and residents for the peace and safety of our township.
In other words, through this program, the community will be able to work together, sharing pertinent footage as appropriate from the many camera systems throughout our township. The combination will provide a benefit greater than the sum of its many parts.
The Neighbors app (available for download via iOS and Android here: https://download.ring.com/wallpd) provides citizens with a reciprocal connection with each other as well as their local police department in real-time relating to local crime, suspicious persons and safety information free of charge.
The Neighbors application is not a place to report crimes. To report all crimes please contact the Wall Township Police Department by contacting “911” or our non-emergency number 732-449-4500.
