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Make your police officers more approachable with social media

February 28, 2018

As a public safety agency, it’s important to find ways to make your police officers more approachable. To many citizens, the identities of law enforcement agents can be somewhat of a mystery. As a citizen, unless you’ve found yourself getting busted with a traffic violation, a car accident, or in the midst of some sort…

5 ways police agencies can use social media to engage their communities

January 29, 2018

Gaining your community’s trust through social media isn’t impossible. Here’s 5 quick, easy ways to better engage your community. real time traffic and other emergency updates What happens if you turn your department’s social media into an accurate source for news? If your community can follow your page to stay up to date on important…

Why community engagement through social media is important for public safety agencies

January 29, 2018

In early 2004 Facebook made its debut. Back then, Facebook was a social network for college students. I’m sure that no one imagined we’d be talking about the importance Facebook would play for police agencies in 2018. Facebook and other social media platforms are the modern day “cop shop.” But let’s face it, everyone is…

This duo wants to change how local law enforcement agencies use social media

January 10, 2018

Wondering who the voices are behind local law enforcement’s online presence? For the Muncie Police and Delaware County Sheriff’s departments, those would be Chase Winkle and Joe Krupa, respectively. The Muncie police officer and deputy sheriff were eager to learn how they could improve in this job and attended a social media conference months ago. But…

POLICE SOCIAL MEDIA ACADEMY: Improving public safety agencies’ social media presence and connecting with those they serve

January 10, 2018

POLICE SOCIAL MEDIA ACADEMY: The Muncie Police Department is taking a page from Sgt. John Perrine’s book and trying to improve their social media presence to connect with the people they serve. Click here to view the video on Facebook