All articles tagged with #doorbell camera
A Riverside homeowner was shocked to discover doorbell camera footage of an Amazon delivery driver urinating on his front porch while making a delivery. The incident, which occurred while the family was home, has prompted Amazon to investigate and take swift action.
A mass shooting at a birthday party in Akron, Ohio, left one person dead and 25 injured, including two critically. The chaotic scene was captured by a neighbor's doorbell camera and witness accounts. Police believe the shooting involved multiple firearms and are offering a $22,500 reward for information leading to an arrest. The victims' ages range from 19 to 43, with most in their 30s.
A package thief in Sacramento was caught on camera wearing a black plastic trash bag disguise while stealing a package from a doorstep. The homeowner, Omar Gabriel Munoz, found humor in the thief's creativity and didn't report the incident to the police as the stolen items were of low value. Munoz shared the door-camera footage and expressed a lighthearted attitude, stating that he takes everything in a positive way.
Amazon-owned Ring will no longer allow police departments to request doorbell camera footage from users through its Neighbors app, following criticism from privacy advocates. The company will sunset the "Request for Assistance" tool, but law enforcement agencies can still make public posts and share safety tips on the app. Ring's relationship with police departments has raised concerns about privacy and surveillance, leading to changes in its policies and increased transparency. However, the company still retains the right to share footage without user consent in limited circumstances and can provide videos to law enforcement with a search warrant.
Amazon-owned Ring will no longer allow police departments to request doorbell camera footage from users, ending a feature that has faced criticism from privacy advocates. The "Request for Assistance" tool, which enabled police to request and receive video captured by the doorbell cameras through Ring’s Neighbors app, will be sunsetted, according to a blog post by Ring.
A livery cab driver, Sergio Zamora Mendoza, has been arrested and charged with manslaughter and assault after allegedly beating a man to death and severely injuring his cousin in Brooklyn. The incident occurred after a fight broke out between Mendoza and the passengers he had dropped off. The attack was captured on a doorbell camera. The victims were taken to the hospital, where one was pronounced dead and the other remains in critical condition. The motive for the attack is still unclear.
A doorbell camera in Texas captured the moment a half-ton meteor caused a deafening sonic boom, startling nearby birds. NASA launched an investigation and confirmed the object as a meteor, which later broke apart and was recovered. The incident occurred on February 15 near McAllen, Texas, and posed little risk to the public. The National Weather Service also captured the meteor's flash using a Geostationary Lightning Mapper. The footage amazed viewers, who marveled at the animals' ability to sense danger and made light-hearted jokes about insurance claims.
A doorbell camera in Orlando, Florida captured the moment a wild bear stole a food delivery order from a family's front porch, leaving the family in confusion.
A hit-and-run driver in Prince George's County killed a 28-year-old man and was caught on a doorbell camera pulling the victim's body off his windshield before driving away. The victim was involved in an unrelated collision before being struck by the suspect and becoming lodged in the windshield. Police are seeking the public's help in identifying the suspect, who was driving an older model gray Honda Civic.
An Ohio man was arrested after making antisemitic slurs at two families with Israeli flags displayed on their lawns, which was captured on a Ring doorbell camera. The incident occurred just a day after FBI Director Chris Wray warned of a spike in domestic threats linked to Israel's war against Hamas. The man also shouted slurs outside a synagogue and targeted another family with similar insults. The police department is investigating the incident with state and federal authorities. One of the families, who has a Holocaust survivor in their lineage, has decided to keep the Israeli flag displayed despite the incident.
A woman credits her doorbell camera and an emergency Naloxone kit for saving a life after she found a package containing Narcan in her mailbox.
A doorbell camera captured the moment an out-of-control car flew through the air and crashed into a home near St. Louis, Missouri. The car, reportedly speeding at nearly 100 mph, spun mid-air before smashing through the front of the neighboring home. The driver was killed in the accident, but the family inside the second home escaped unharmed.
A man was caught on a doorbell camera unloading heaps of his late mother’s spaghetti, possibly solving the mystery of how hundreds of pounds of pasta ended up dumped near a creek in Old Town, New Jersey. The unidentified man, who neighbors say is a military veteran, likely discovered the massive load of carbs and chucked it in the wooded area because of its overwhelming quantity. The noodles were likely dumped when they were dry and softened in the rain, according to the town’s Department of Public Works, which cleaned up the culinary mess.
A California man, Jeff Roberts, killed his estranged brother and shot his sister-in-law before setting fire to their home in Utah. Roberts, who had traveled 750 miles to confront his brother, was then killed in a dramatic shootout with police. The entire incident was recorded in shocking Ring doorbell and police bodycam footage. The shooting was linked to a 'family issue' but the full circumstances remain under investigation. The home is now uninhabitable following the fire, and no further suspects are being sought.
A Boston Marathon runner was caught on a doorbell camera Monday dropping their shorts on someone’s front lawn in order to relieve themselves during the 26.2-mile race. The homeowner whose lawn was unexpectedly fertilized shared the video to Reddit, titling the post, “One of the marathon runners just took a s–t in my yard (video inside).” Marathon organizers said on their website there are toilets at every water and medical stop throughout the race course. This year’s winners — Evans Chebet and Hellen Obiri, both of Kenya — went without bathroom breaks and finished their races in 2:05:54 and 2:21:38, respectively.