Social Media
Law enforcement must move from box-checking to strategic thinking when it comes to communicating with the community
What is different about current anti-LE sentiments is that the conversation is being held online. Does your agency’s communication strategy reflect that new reality?
Understanding the legal precedent behind free speech rights and how they apply on and off duty
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
County prosecutors said Wednesday that they were reviewing the report but had no evidence to suggest information in the tweet was credible
The West Des Moines Police Department is getting the word out on slowing down for emergency vehicles in a creative way
The Twitter user claimed in a tweet posted Wednesday that a friend serving on the grand jury said the panel lacked evidence to warrant an arrest of Darren Wilson
A hoax floating around the Internet seemed so legitimate to some that even police are spreading the warning
Community activists and others have posted about the flier on social media, saying the “gorilla” and “animals” references have racial overtones
A four-hour standoff between a suicidal man and police in Texas was documented online through an anonymous sharing app
Jon Daniel was watching cartoons with one of his sons when he created a spoof Twitter account in the name of the Peoria mayor. Out of boredom, he began sending profane messages about sex, drugs and alcohol
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