(CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and the Illinois Coalition against Domestic Violence Monday celebrated the donation of Ring doorbell cameras.
“I would like to thank Amazon for giving 1,000 survivors in Illinois an added layer of security,” Raoul said at an announcement in Chicago. “These Ring cameras are for peace of mind to survivors who want to know who is on the other side of the door before opening it. The ability to monitor their homes when they are not there allows survivors to know whether a predator is waiting for them.”
The cameras are also useful to catch someone violating an order of protection.
“For nearly fifty years, the (Illinois Coalition against Domestic Violence) has served as the statewide leader in domestic violence advocacy and awareness,” said the coalition’s president and CEO, Carrie Boyd. “With domestic violence homicides having increased by approximately 140 percent in the last several years, while other violent crimes have decreased, this public safety measure is needed now more than ever.”
