The Ridgeland Police Department issued the following press release:
Ridgeland Police Launch Facebook Page
Ridgeland, Mississippi (Aug. 23, 2016)
- The Ridgeland Police Department recently launched a Facebook page to
provide an additional means of communicating with the citizens of
Ridgeland. The public is invited to like the page which seeks to inform
citizens about police department activities, alert citizens of traffic
and crime-related issues, and interact with followers. The page can be
found at: https://www.facebook.com/
“The
nationwide trend for law enforcement agencies to utilize nontraditional
methods for fighting crime and providing information to the public can
be handled through Facebook,” said Ridgeland Police Chief John Neal. “As
we researched the best practices for our page, the department
organizers who spearheaded the project reached out to various law
enforcement agencies around the nation to see what has been working for
them. As we designed the page, it was important to push our image of
being community-based and transparent.”
An
important function of the page, according to its organizers, is
combating crime since an exchange of information with the police
department can take place through the page. “We are using our Facebook
page as a tool in our crime-fighting efforts,” said Ridgeland Police
Chief John Neal. ”It allows the community to provide information to us
through a popular social media outlet. We encourage our residents that
can, to provide assistance to us.”
Neal
added, “We will make efforts to reach our citizens in a timely manner
with events which affect the community and provide a broader sense of
transparency within the department. Our followers will be made aware of
incidents which affect their normal routines.” Thus, the Ridgeland
Police Department will use Facebook to bring important and timely
information to followers.
Facebook
users may expect to see an assortment of posts, including officer
recognition. “The good work being performed by the men and women of the
Ridgeland Police Department deserves to be spotlighted,” said Neal.
Ridgeland
Police aim to share a lighter side of the department with the public
through Facebook. Neal said, “We will include a little humor to remind
residents that the officers who are serving and protecting are normal
people performing a difficult job.”
For
users’ convenience, the Facebook page “About” section provides a
directory of phone numbers within the police department. The Ridgeland
Police Department reserves the right to delete comments for any reason.
For more information about the Ridgeland Police Department Facebook
page, call Chief John Neal at 601-856-2121.
12 comments:
Neat, but I'm not sure it falls within their mission. In a time when budgets are tight, maybe this isn't the best use of their time.
5:11, FB is free and it wouldn't take much more time for the staff person who issues press releases and such to paste the existing info into a post.
That the blog owner inserts a beer commercial in the middle of this announcement sucks. But he knew that when he giggled and did it.
Is yeungling any good? I don't want to have to go to a bar to buy a draft or buy six from a store.
6:56 Yeungling is the oldest continuously operated brewery in the US, if that's anything to go by.
One draft in a bar is cheaper than a six pack in a store. You afraid the deacons will recognize you there? :-)
@9:30. I don't drink and drive. Period. Plus, the thought of paying up to $10 for an alcoholic refreshment is against my misery ways. But #1 reason is to NEVER drink and drive...not even one...and I'm not a small fellow that a couple or three would put me over the limit.
So reholster your snark, please.
Still no answer to the question. Is it good?
Sign me 6:56
This is a great idea by RPD and in keeping with what the rest of the country is doing. Now about that Twitter handle... How can you see the value in reverse 911 and not see the tremendous value in Twitter?
Yeungling Octoberfest is the only one I've tried that I thought was any good. But I got a "mix 6" pack of nothing but current Octoberfest releases and I would have ranked the Yeungling #6. (the Spaten Octoberfest is really good)
The beer is good. But Shiner's Oktoberfest is better.
Skinny jeans, mom's old Infiniti, craft beer and purple velvet slippers. Gotta luv the millennials.
If the beer was any good you would have already tried it. It has been around for a long time and most people have never heard of it. That should give you a little idea at how good it is.
Link is broken. Take the "." off the end.
@7:59, 8:19 & 9:17: thanks for the feedback
Sign me 6:56 & 4:28
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