Social Media
If you’re managing a police social media account, you’re not just the voice of your department, you’re now the voice of the entire profession
You are never off duty as a police officer when it comes to how you represent yourself, your agency and your responsibilities
A video of a cop criticizing COVID-19 decrees has amassed nearly 1 million views and reignited the discussion about what officers should and should not say in uniform
Community members are either rallying for or against two LEOs fired for comments made on a heated social media post
Unlike popular social media platforms like Facebook or Twitter, Nextdoor is a virtual neighborhood watch social media platform for specific neighborhoods
Video captured the aftermath of the fatal shooting by officers who responded to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon
In private and on Internet chat rooms, officers say they feel demoralized, misunderstood and “all alone”
Chief is limiting his officers’ social media use after a precinct’s Facebook page linked the dangers of toy guns to the fatal police shooting of an Ohio boy
Police arrested 46-year-old Jaleel Tariq Abdul-Jabbaar after a string of death threats made over Facebook that stretched back to shortly after the August 9 shooting of Michael Brown
Police in Houston arrested two teens for damaging a home after linking them to video posted on the popular messaging app
Advising military members and police to review their social media accounts to avoid posts that might attract attention from the Islamic State
For more than four decades, the Supreme Court has said that “true threats” to harm another person are not protected speech under the First Amendment
Daniel White was the victim of a crime and had been beaten so badly that his hearing aids were nowhere to be found
Cellphone, logged into a man’s Facebook account, featured a news photo of the crime scene as the background screen
Unlike other types of social media, people on Nextdoor.com only have access to forums for people who live by them
Close to 200 law enforcement agencies in the United States and Canada are now using the MyPD app
Person filed a public records request for all available footage, a task one PD says will take years to complete
For 11 years, Eduardo Rodriguez was one of LA’s most wanted fugitives, an alleged Toonerville street gang member accused of killing four people
Man posted an image on Facebook from his personal account depicting a dead officer with the caption, “This is what a good cop looks like”
Man surrendered in Oregon after police say he killed his girlfriend, posted grusome photos of her body online, and wrote that he wanted police to kill him
Police said they found three crude, homemade explosive devices and a gun at the 16-year-old’s home
Police say man killed his girlfriend, posted pictures of her body online and wrote that he wanted officers to kill him
Tweet from early October that stirred up activists result of hacked account, officials confirmed
Prosecutors dismissed a felony charge against a man who spent more than a week in jail for posting violent song lyrics to his Facebook page
Getting facts out ahead of the media can save time, the integrity of your agency, and the reputation of your officers
Back up your data and keep your training on cyber threats up-to-date
The information and images released by the police department and others created a ticking time bomb that resulted in riots and the continual fallout we see today
Facebook wants assurances from the Drug Enforcement Administration that it’s not operating any more fake profile pages as part of ongoing investigations
Officers arrived at his house to arrest him on warrants in connection with domestic violence and stalking charges
Social media engages public and encourages them to assist law enforcement by providing locations of fugitives with outstanding warrants
Set up account using photos and other personal information of woman arrested in drug case to trick friends and associates into revealing drug secrets
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