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The Albemarle County Police Department is partnering with Ring, the doorbell-camera company, to get video from county residents with the surveillance cameras.

In a meeting with local media outlets Thursday morning, Chief Ron Lantz said the department started thinking about partnership opportunities when the victim of a burglary brought a photo from their Ring app to police.

“I think this is a great opportunity for us,” Lantz said. “I think it's a long time overdue that 400 other departments have already partnered with them for this app. I think this is a great way for us to partner with the community to help make this a safer place to live. I really believe that's what this will do, and I'm excited to roll this thing out.”

Submitting videos is voluntary, in response to a specific request from ACPD through Ring and the company’s Neighbors app. Ring, which sells alarm systems, floodlight cameras and motion-detecting doorbell cameras, is owned by Amazon.