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
Death prompted a backlash on social media against the LAPD, with some comparing it to the shooting of Michael Brown
Police in Wash. are asking the public to stop tweeting during shootings and manhunts to avoid accidentally telling the bad guys what cops are doing
The group, under the program they’ve coined “Operation Ferguson,” has warned of further consequences if police interfere with civilians protesting the shooting
The case involves police and fire retirees, allegedly instructed to claim they were too psychologically devastated to work. Instead, they led robust lives
If the ‘Tweet’ is the document of the 21st century, the responsibility of police agencies to produce documents under public records requests has just gotten more intense
The reports to the department were apparently strong enough to warrant a response from Sgt. Burton Brink
Roger Ray Ireland, 28, saw his wanted poster on the department’s page on July 23
The Fort Worth Police Department has launched a new effort to make inroads with the city’s gay community
Craigslist is becoming a popular place for criminals to lurk, so South Florida police agencies are opening their doors to online buyers and sellers
The officers said taking 30 minutes to play isn’t that rare; it just happened to be captured on camera this time
The video, shot in Calabasas, was created by a volunteer reserve officer with the Santa Paula Police Department
Police arrested 27-year-old Danielle Saxton, of West Frankfort, earlier this month on misdemeanor retail theft charges
The Facebook page, created about two weeks ago, was nearing 13,000 “likes” late Wednesday
Officer David Melancon of the Thibodaux Police Department sat locked in his car with no air conditioning and videotaped his slow decline
Police here believe they have quacked the code for finding followers on social media
Maj. Max Geron, a spokesman for the department, tweeted that Denver Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib was arrested for public intoxication
Department dancing to Pharrell’s “Happy” after reaching 50,000 followers on Twitter
Man said in the Facebook post that he would destroy the Tippecanoe County courthouse “in a blaze of glory”
The warrants aimed to gather evidence against police and fire retirees allegedly coached to claim they were too psychologically devastated to work
Sergeant Gary Carter went out on a call from some people worried about a vicious dog, but when he arrived, he realized it was the dog that needed help
Burglar failed to log out of Facebook after checking his profile on the homeowner’s computer
Judges and lawyers are increasingly on guard against the status update that could sink a case
The more Facebook knows about you, the more valuable it is, so they don’t do much to make it easy to manage and protect your privacy — so, we offer the following simple steps you can take
No previous arrest photo has garnered so much positive attention since the department set up the Facebook page in March 2012
Video shows an “obvious marijuana grow operation”
The common denominator in these two examples of Facebook success is that each is managing their page in a way that works for their department, their community, and themselves
The more Facebook knows about you, the more valuable it is, so they don’t do much to make it easy to manage and protect your privacy — so, we offer the following simple steps you can take
