Berkeley Township Joins Ring's Crime-Alert App. You Can Too.

BERKELEY, N.J. — The Berkeley Township Police Department announced Monday it will join the Neighbors app by Ring. The app allows residents to monitor neighborhood activity and receive local crime and safety alerts and videos.

You can download the app, available for iOS and Android, at www.ring.com/neighbors.

“We are proud to partner with Ring in our continued effort to keep our community protected,” Mayor Carmen F. Amato and Berkeley Police Chief Karin DiMichele said in a joint statement. “It is our belief that positive citizen and Police interaction is essential in combating crime and is crucial to making Berkeley Township a safer community.”

Here's how to get involved:

• Download the Neighbors app on iOS and Android here: download.ring.com/Berkeley or by texting Berkeleytownship to 555888 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).

Berkeley Township announced a partnership with Ring in December, which allowed homeowners to purchase Ring's video surveillance systems at a $100 discount. Forfeiture funds from the police department, rather than tax dollars, funded the subsidy, Amato said.

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Video surveillance has recently been instrumental in solving crime. Detectives trace a man's path via doorbell cameras and camera equipment after he robbed Berkeley's Santander Bank on March 21, police said.

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