Jogger Uses Ring Doorbell Cam to Alert Family to House Fire in Garage—Then Saves Family Dog

Jogger Uses Ring Doorbell Cam to Alert Family to House Fire in Garage—Then Saves Family Dog
Courtesy of Courtney Polito
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One California family might have lost their home and all their pets to a house fire—but for a good Samaritan jogger who used the family’s Ring doorbell camera system to alert them and stave off catastrophe.

Scotts Valley mom Courtney Polito, 35, and her kids on Nov. 6 were out of town at her parents’ place in Santa Cruz when the family’s Ring doorbell sent an alert to her phone.

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