Ring is a smart security device company that has been owned by Amazon since 2018. It specializes in products that monitor the space in and around houses - security cameras, lights, motion detectors, and alerts. Its most popular item has been the video doorbell, which allows Ring users to see, talk to, and record people who come to their door. 1.7 million Ring devices were sold in [2021](https://www.sdmmag.com/articles/100897-amazon-ring-tops-video-doorbell-market-says-strategy-analytics#:~:text=At 1.4 million units%2C Ring,%2C Vivint%2C and ADT combined.).
Police are interested in Ring for the data captured by its devices, as well as the potential to connect and form relationships with people who own Ring devices and are willing to talk to, report to, and share videos with police.
Ring Floodlight and Camera in Los Angeles, 2024. Image source: Local photographer.