Home video surveillance recordings are increasingly common in court cases. Last year, police made more than 20,000 requests for Amazon Ring doorbell video recordings.
Legally reviewed by Tonmiel Rodriguez, Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer — last reviewed June 2026.
These recordings prosecute burglaries and thefts — but also the camera owners themselves, their children, and neighbors. Defense lawyers and prosecutors can obtain these videos with a subpoena or court order, even against the owner’s wishes.
As a retired police captain observed: private surveillance systems have “given police a profound amount of evidence for crimes that used to fall by the wayside.”
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