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‘Likely to get shot and killed’: Officials give stark warning after videos capture kids trying to kick down doors
Read full article: ‘Likely to get shot and killed’: Officials give stark warning after videos capture kids trying to kick down doorsThe Fernandina Beach Police Department is asking for the community’s help in identifying the person who was recently captured on Ring camera video attempting to kick in the door of a home before running away.
FTC sends $5.6 million in refunds to Ring customers as part of video privacy settlement
Read full article: FTC sends $5.6 million in refunds to Ring customers as part of video privacy settlementThe Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $5.6 million in refunds to consumers as part of a settlement with Amazon-owned Ring, which was charged with failing to protect private video footage from outside access.
Amazon to pay $31 million in privacy violation penalties for Alexa voice assistant and Ring camera
Read full article: Amazon to pay $31 million in privacy violation penalties for Alexa voice assistant and Ring cameraAmazon has agreed to pay a $25 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations it violated a child privacy law and deceived parents by keeping for years kids’ voice and location data recorded by its Alexa voice assistant.
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SWAT team called to Arlington neighborhood after man shot in vehicle
Read full article: SWAT team called to Arlington neighborhood after man shot in vehicleJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Investigators with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and a SWAT team were called in after a shooting Monday led to a crash in an Arlington neighborhood. According to Lt G. Terrell, with the Sheriff’s Office, officers were dispatched at 5:39 p.m. in reference to a traffic crash. He said responding officers discovered that the driver of the vehicle had been shot. Suspect came out, went back into his home, retrieved a handgun, came back out, started shooting at the victim. About a minute later, a man yells: “Call 911.”Terrell said the man who fired went back into his house.
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Man leaves $3K tip for a beer as restaurant closes for virus
Read full article: Man leaves $3K tip for a beer as restaurant closes for virusCLEVELAND – A customer left a $3,000 tip for a single beer as a restaurant voluntarily closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The man walked into Nighttown on Sunday in Cleveland, ordered the beer and asked for the check, which came to $7.02, owner Brendan Ring wrote on Facebook. Ring said the man wished him well and told him to share the tip with the four employees who were working brunch service. As the man walked out, Ring wrote, he looked down at the tip and “realized he left a whopping $3,000.”“I ran after him and he said no mistake we will see you when you reopen!”Ring said he would not post the customer's name because he thinks the man wouldn't want that. The owner said he and his serving staff were “humbly grateful for this incredibly kind and grand gesture.”
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From the ring to the refuge: Elephants moving to Northeast Florida
Read full article: From the ring to the refuge: Elephants moving to Northeast FloridaFrom the ring to the refuge: Elephants moving to Northeast FloridaPublished: September 25, 2020, 6:03 pmThe first wave of elephants is expected to arrive at White Oak Conservation in 2021.

Danes wheel 120-year-old lighthouse from eroding coast
Read full article: Danes wheel 120-year-old lighthouse from eroding coastWhen coastal erosion was threatening an old lighthouse in Denmark, authorities had a brilliant idea: move it some 80 meters (263 feet) away from the North Sea. (CNN) - When coastal erosion was threatening an old lighthouse in Denmark, authorities had a brilliant idea: move it some 80 meters (263 feet) away from the North Sea. When it was built in 1899, the lighthouse stood about 200 meters from the coast, Ring said. With the coast in front of the lighthouse eroding by around two meters every year, the municipality had estimated it could only remain where it was for another one or two years. But if you're not currently in Denmark, you can still watch the livestream of the relocation here.

Police: Doorbell camera catches man assaulting ex-girlfriend
Read full article: Police: Doorbell camera catches man assaulting ex-girlfriendChip Somodevilla/Getty Images(CNN) - A neighbor's doorbell camera caught a man assaulting and dragging his ex-girlfriend, who was later found being held against her will in a Southern California home, police said. The video is stamped with the logo of Ring, the Amazon-owned company that works with more than 400 police departments nationwide, including Arcadia's. While Ring says its police partnerships make people safer, privacy advocates warn they could create a 24/7 surveillance environment. "I thought she was going to die," Arcadia neighbor Tammy Raycraft told KCAL, adding that she saw the man stomping on the woman. "Investigation also revealed that the female victim had been held against her will inside the residence since late (Sunday) evening."

Man watches on Ring cam as home destroyed in Hurricane Dorian
Read full article: Man watches on Ring cam as home destroyed in Hurricane DorianJason SawyerMan watches on Ring as home destroyed - Jason Sawyer and his wife were watching a live camera feed of Hurricane Dorian lashing North Carolina's Emerald Isle, where they have a home, when the connection went offline. So the man decided to check his Ring doorbell camera. "The doorbell camera too was offline and then we received reports of a tornado in the area," Sawyer told CNN. Ring footage shows rising, howling wind from the tornado, one of the 24 spawned from Hurricane Dorian in parts of the Carolinas, lifting their home before the connection cuts out. The couple, who were home in Raeford during the passage of Hurricane Dorian, immediately knew their Emerald Isle property was destroyed.

Doorbell camera company Ring partners with police departments
Read full article: Doorbell camera company Ring partners with police departmentsChip Somodevilla/Getty Images(CNN) - The video doorbell company Ring is working with more than 400 US police departments to streamline their access to user videos, the company announced on Wednesday. "When communities and law enforcement work together, safer neighborhoods can become a reality," Ring says in an FAQ about its program. If police use the portal to request video footage from Ring users in a certain area, Ring will email the selected users, the company says. Ring users can choose to share all videos, review the videos, decline the request or unsubscribe from such emails. Ring emphasized that the Neighbors Portal used by police is designed to protect user privacy.