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Tag: Social Media
Command
KS Sheriff’s Warning to Concertgoers Not to Take Farm Road Viewed by Millions on Facebook
“DO NOT LISTEN TO YOUR GPS & TAKE HEADWATERS ROAD TO THE CONCERT, YOUR GPS IS A LYING LIAR THAT LIES!!!,” the agency wrote in a Facebook post that has been viewed more than 4 million times.
June 27, 2023
Point of Law
Federal Court Rules Philly Officers Fired Over Social Media Posts can Sue Department Under First Amendment
The suit stemmed from a scandal that erupted in 2019, when a website dubbed the Plain View Project published a database of offensive social media posts made by police officers in several cities, including Philadelphia.
June 12, 2023
Command
IN Officer Fired Over Racist Social Media Comments 2 Days After Being Sworn In
Marion Chief of Police Angela Haley personally reviewed the posts and called them “racist” and said they were not keeping with the standards of their department.
June 8, 2023
Patrol
IL Officer Injured when Teen Mob Storms Carnival
According to authorities, a group of about 400 teenagers were "responding to a call on social media" when they formed a "flash mob" at the Armed Forces Weekend Carnival.
May 22, 2023
Patrol
10 Tips for Crisis Communications
“I've handled a lot of big incidents in my time and in the 12 years before I came to Boulder, there was nothing like the King Soopers shooting. Everything is permanently etched in my mind,” says Dionne Waugh, Boulder Police Department public information officer.
January 4, 2023
Patrol
OSHP Launches TikTok Account to Recruit Troopers
“TikTok provides us with another avenue to begin conversations with individuals who we know are looking for a meaningful career of service," Col. Charles A. Jones, patrol superintendent, says.
November 16, 2022
Patrol
TX Cops Make “Toy Story” Halloween Video for Community
The department’s social media post even took a line from the movie’s song, saying just remember “You’ve got a friend in me.”
November 1, 2022
Patrol
3 Reminders for Police on "Toy" and "Replica" Weapons as Halloween Approaches
For years now, bad guys have been painting guns in neon colors to look like toys, while so-called "toys" have become so realistic that they're virtually indistinguishable from the real thing—especially in rapidly unfolding, high-stress situations.
October 21, 2022
Patrol
Seattle Officer Fired Over Social Media Posts
In its disciplinary action report (DAR) following the investigation, SPD said Constantin’s tweets were “extremely unprofessional, offensive, derogatory, and entirely unacceptable.”
October 5, 2022
Patrol
OH Cop Rescues Woman Stuck Upside Down at Gym
Police in Berea, OH, responded to a 24-hour gym after a woman became stuck upside down on a workout machine. She caught the entire adventure on video that is now reported to have more than 8 million views on TikTok.
September 5, 2022
Patrol
Police Warn About Tiktok Door Kick Challenge
The "door kick challenge" involves people going around neighborhoods and recording themselves kicking the doors of innocent homeowners. Footage of the door kicking is then uploaded to TikTok and shown while Kesha's song "Die Young" plays over it.
February 2, 2022
Patrol
OH Officer Defends His YouTube Body Camera Channel
The Columbus Division of Police and Columbus Public Safety departments are looking into complaints filed by citizens about an officer’s YouTube channel. The officer has posted a nine-minute video response rebutting the complaints about his Columbus Police Body Camera channel.
January 27, 2022
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