Social Media
Building relationships with the media ahead of major incidents helps LE agencies share their narrative
Citizens want access to government services anywhere, any time and on any device
Video of a traffic stop by a Kentucky crime interdiction team has generated close to a million views, negative headlines and lots of online chatter
Jenkins police saw the photo and arrested the man Monday
Mobile food vendors often announce their locations for the day on Facebook and Twitter
Words that someone could view as ‘annoying’ or ‘offensive’ on Facebook or Twitter could be deemed a criminal offense
Det. Jonathan Sampson was named Police Officer of the Year for his professionalism and high quality work
A blog post details how officers reportedly drive around all day to listen to and log Facebook complaints
The anonymous creator calls himself Mr. X (con)
Man says says he’s never been to New York or attended an Occupy event
The Redwood City Police Department has added Nixle to an already-robust social media strategy which already includes Facebook, Twitter, and CodeRED
Actions raise debate on privacy rights, outdated laws
Each episode will stream live and talk about significant arrests and acts of violence
A message by an apparent protester said they won’t make a difference if they don’t kill a cop or two
Finnish COP named National Police Officer of the Year for investigations in social media
Disapproving YouTube viewers called police about a boastful video
Suspect said he would ‘kill enough people to make it to national news’
An influential computer hacker turned FBI informant led investigators to his former accomplices
Police would like to know why the shooting wasn’t reported sooner by someone in the chat room
Mark Byron of Cincinnati is making the apology to avoid a 60-day prison term
Budgets are tight at agencies around the country, but pretend money isn’t an issue
Manhattan prosecutor wants to subpoena tweets sent by a demonstrator facing a disorderly conduct charge
Police began posting arrest logs on the department’s website in November and are now taking online initatives several steps further
More than a dozen LGBT officers and dispatchers appeared in the 8 1/2-minute video released Friday, part of an effort to curb teen suicide
A video poking fun at the mishap is set to the same song hacker group ‘Anonymous’ put on the site in the meantime
A former law enforcement officer submitted a video that was voted the number one question Obama should answer in a live-streamed video chat scheduled for Monday evening
Training book: Gang members communicate on the Web about shooting at police officers
The Secret Service will investigate the photo, which has been removed from Facebook but can be found on other sites
There have been occasions right here on Police1 that a comment has been posted we felt might be harmful to the person posting — we delete those whenever we find them
Anonymous explained via Twitter that the attack was in retaliation for the FBI’s crackdown on Megaupload.com, alleged to be a source of online piracy
Police in Utah arrested Troy Reed Critchfield, 33, and booked him into jail Saturday for investigation of charges including aggravated kidnapping, forcible sodomy
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