Daytona Beach is giving Ring Doorbell Cameras to Senior Citizens in specific areas.

Written by Kristen Schmutz

Belden Communications News

Beginning Monday, May 9, Senior Citizens who live in the City of Daytona Beach in Commission Zones 2, 3, and 5 can apply for a giveaway of 150 doorbell cameras. 

Ring Doorbell Cameras are well-known devices that allow users to scare away unwelcome visitors by talking to them through two-way communication after getting a smartphone alert about activity at their front door. They are also popularly used by Law Enforcement Agencies to help identify porch pirates and break-in thieves in the act.

According to a release, eligible citizens must:

• Be at least 65 years of age.
• Have a Wi-Fi network at their residence.
• Have a smartphone.
• Pay the annual subscription for the monitoring service ($3 a month or $30 per year).
• Attend a training class offered by the Daytona Beach Police Department.
• Agree to share any surveillance video with law enforcement in the event of a crime in their neighborhood.
• Must not already have a doorbell camera device.

Commissioners Ken Strickland, Quanita May, and Dannette Henry are using their monies allocated American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to fund the initiative.