he video is crystal clear: A woman hops off her bicycle, runs up to the house and grabs the box off the porch. In a flash, she dashes back to the sidewalk, tosses the package into the front basket of her accomplice’s bicycle and they pedal off. Making a clean getaway. Well, not really. The doorbell security camera on the Oceanside home captured every detail of the Nov. 5 theft, in color. Later, when the couple living in the home reviewed the video, they decided to share it through the Ring Neighbors app to let others know there were package thieves in the area. Turns out, Oceanside police were able to use her video to identify the two suspects. They are now seeking arrest warrants and “arrests are imminent,” said Oceanside police Sgt. John McKean, who oversees property and financial crime investigations. The Oceanside Police Department is only the second police agency in California to partner with Ring’s Neighbors app. The first was the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department, Ring spokesman Morgan Culbertson said.
he video is crystal clear: A woman hops off her bicycle, runs up to the house and grabs the box off the porch. In a flash, she dashes back to the sidewalk, tosses the package into the front basket of her accomplice’s bicycle and they pedal off.
Making a clean getaway.
Well, not really.
The doorbell security camera on the Oceanside home captured every detail of the Nov. 5 theft, in color.
Later, when the couple living in the home reviewed the video, they decided to share it through the Ring Neighbors app to let others know there were package thieves in the area.
Turns out, Oceanside police were able to use her video to identify the two suspects. They are now seeking arrest warrants and “arrests are imminent,” said Oceanside police Sgt. John McKean, who oversees property and financial crime investigations.
The Oceanside Police Department is only the second police agency in California to partner with Ring’s Neighbors app. The first was the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department, Ring spokesman Morgan Culbertson said.