Mount
Pleasant Police Joins ‘Neighbors’ by Ring to Provide Users with Real-Time,
Local Crime and Safety Information
Neighbors aims to reduce crime in
communities by connecting people, security cameras and law enforcement.
Mount Pleasant, S.C.—July 17, 2019– The Mount Pleasant Police
Department today announced that it is joining the free Neighbors app by Ring to
provide the Mount Pleasant 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 text ‘mpsc’ to 555888 from their smartphone to download the Neighbors app
for free on iOS and Android and use the app to; join their neighborhood, 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.
Police
Chief Carl Ritchie said, “We are excited about our partnership with the Neighbors
App by Ring! This program will allow us
to exchange information with residents anonymously and in an innovative way to
further reduce crime in Mount Pleasant. Community engagement is a key factor in
crime prevention and this endeavor gives us another opportunity to strengthen
our communications efforts.”
Jamie Siminoff, Chief Inventor and Founder of Ring,
said: “We’re excited to have the Mount Pleasant Police Department join
Neighbors to keep their community up-to-date on local crime and safety
information. Over the past few years we have learned that, when neighbors, the
Ring team and law enforcement all work together, we can create safer
communities. Neighbors is meant to facilitate real-time communication between
these groups, while maintaining neighbor privacy first and foremost. By
bringing security to every neighbor with the free Neighbors app, the Mount
Pleasant community can stay on top of crime and safety alerts as they happen.”
How
It Works
· Text ‘mpsc’ to 555-888 or
click here: https://download.ring.com/mountpleasant from your smartphone to
download the app for free on iOS and Android.
· 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: view 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. 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 with its suite of home
security products and services. The Ring product line, along with the Ring Neighbors app, enable Ring to offer
affordable, complete, proactive home and neighborhood security in a way no
other company has before. In fact, two Newark, NJ neighborhoods saw an over 50 percent decrease in home break-ins
after Ring Video Doorbells and Spotlight Cams were installed on 11% of homes in
the communities from April-July 2018 when compared to the same time period in
2017. Ring is an Amazon company. For more information, visit www.ring.com. With Ring, you’re always
home.
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Mount
Pleasant Police Department Media Contact
Inspector
Chip Googe
Public
Information Officer
843-884-4176
@MPPDPIO
Neighbors
Media Contact
Morgan
Culbertson
Public
Relations Coordinator, Neighbors by Ring
M:(805)
822-9694
