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Orlando PD Revises Social Media Policy to Include Possible Firing

Orlando police officers can now face termination for violating the department's social media policy, following an officer's controversial Facebook posts that prompted frustration among the agency's civilian oversight board.

August 3, 2018

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West Virginia Deputy's Facebook Post About Fight with Subject Goes Viral

Deputy Kristen Richmond of the Brooke County Sheriff’s Office posted on her Facebook page a lengthy description of a five-minute fight with "a 5’11, 195lb collegiate male athlete who was gooned up on an unknown drug" in the hope that it "serves as a swift kick in the [hindquarters] to a lot of cops." The post quickly went viral.

August 1, 2018

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Police Post "Mug" of Found Pug on Facebook to Find Dog's Owners

Cape May (NJ) police decided to use social media to find the owner of a lost dog they discovered on Sunday.

July 17, 2018

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Virginia Department's "Lip-Sync Challenge Video" "Wins the Internet"

By Tuesday afternoon the video had been viewed more than 15 million times and shared more than 460,000 times on Facebook.

July 11, 2018

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Chicago Officer Under Investigation for Facebook Video

A profanity-laced video of an interaction between a Chicago police officer and two young men has prompted an investigation.

July 11, 2018

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New York Chief Responds to Union Leader's Now-Deleted Facebook Post

Acting Albany Police Chief Robert Sears responded on Monday to a now-deleted Facebook post — penned by Union Vice President Greg McGee — that was highly critical of Chief Sears and Mayor Kathy Sheehan.

July 10, 2018

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Who Started the Ongoing “Lip-Sync Battle” Among Police Agencies?

Law enforcement agencies across the country have recently been engaged in a hard-fought battle — whose officer could produce the best lip-sync music video?

July 3, 2018

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FBI, SEC, FTC Join Inquiry Into Facebook, Cambridge Analytica

Investigators from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Federal Trade Commission have joined the Department of Justice in an inquiry into Facebook’s sharing with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica data about millions of Americans.

July 3, 2018

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Photo of Kid in Cuffs Posted on Social Media Sparks Debate

Lancaster Chief of Police Jarrad Berkihiser said that the officer was called to the school because the boy was in some manner of crisis, and that the handcuffs were needed to protect the student from harming himself or others.

June 14, 2018

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Florida Man Calls Police to Test Illegal Drugs

Douglas Kelly contacted the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office and said he purchased methamphetamine about a week earlier and had a “bad reaction” after smoking the narcotic.

June 14, 2018

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Georgia Man Arrested for Threats Against Cops Posted to Social Media

Powder Springs PD spokesman Dwayne Prosser said that the investigation began over the weekend when police from Manchester, NH, alerted Powder Springs police to threatening Facebook posts.

June 12, 2018

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Law Enforcement Pushes for More Access to Social Media Data

In the wake of recent school shootings in Florida and Texas in which the suspected gunmen posted clues to their intentions on social media, authorities have raised the question of collecting information from content shared online.

May 31, 2018