Charges dropped after ring doorbell video prompts arrest

Kensington peeper arrested

An alleged Kensington peeping tom is in custody after he was caught on a neighbor’s Ring camera.

KENSINGTON, Md. - Doorbell video of an alleged peeping tom prompted Montgomery County police to arrest one Kensington man. The charges have since been dismissed.

Police arrested and charged 56-year-old Derek Hill of Kensington after he was allegedly seen on video via the Ring doorbell app, taking pictures of the bedroom windows of two different homes back in February.

According to charging documents, in the first incident on Feb. 10, the mother of a 10-year-old girl told Montgomery County police that she noticed on the video a man walking up to her daughter's bedroom on Everette Street just shortly after 7 a.m. According to court documents, a few weeks later on Feb. 24, a different Kensington woman called police to report that her 13-year-old daughter had fallen victim to a peeping tom as well.

Alleged peeping tom in Kensington under arrest

A suspected peeper is in custody after neighbors recorded him on their home surveillance systems.

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The charges in the incident were dismissed in November 2021 and Kensington was found not guilty.

Read the full dismissal below.