Author Archives: Tim Burrows

About Tim Burrows

Tim Burrows was a sworn police officer for 25 years with experience in front line operations, primary response, traffic, detective operations and supervision. He has training in a broad spectrum of policing responsibilities including, IMS, Emergency Management, computer assisted technology investigations, leadership, community policing and crisis communications. Tim is available to assist you with your social media program and communication. Click here to contact him http://bit.ly/ContactTimBurrows

How To Become A Police Officer

I was looking through some old emails today and I found an interesting little pattern. I was searching for a particular email and I could only remember bits of the subject matter so I started the search process and one … Continue reading

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How do you say thank you?

Hats off to all the police agencies that know their success depends greatly on their community and in the case of social media, that success translates into likes, followers, subscribers, fans and friends. Milestones are great to celebrate…anniversaries, birthdays, goal … Continue reading

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Party Content for Police – SHINE

Happy Canada Day!  Happy Independence Day! What a great week in North America. BBQ’s, fireworks, travel, parties and more content than you can shake a sparkler at! Hopefully you have planned for this and if not, get to work right … Continue reading

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Sir Robert Peel’s Social Media Principles of Modern Policing #SMDAY

To honor the 5th Mashable Social Media Day, I thought it would be fun to re-write Sir Robert Peel‘s,  “Peel’s Principles of Modern Policing” with a social media focus. Enjoy. Social Peelian Principle 1 The primary objective for policing efforts … Continue reading

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A Tweet of “mistaken” identity

Early Sunday morning in Dallas, Texas, a man was arrested after a disturbance call at a nightclub. The man is Yaqub Talib, the brother of Aqib Talib of the NFL’s Denver Broncos. One of the Dallas Police Department’s spokespeople Tweeted … Continue reading

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You ARE Being Watched

I am not a conspiracy theorist. I don’t believe in cover ups that involve thousands of people because as we all know, a secret kept between 2 people is a challenge…kept by hundreds or more? Not a chance. So when … Continue reading

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Supreme Court Limits Law Enforcement’s Ability to Search Arrestee Cell Phones

United States binding decision only.

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The Health Risks and Impacts of Helping People On Their Worst Day

Thanks to Badge of Life for this post. Truly not enough is talked about the PTSD and stress that impacts the support network of dispatchers and call-takers that are the back bone of the 911 system.

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Social media ‘at least half’ of calls passed to front-line police?

This morning Twitter and Facebook lit up with mentions of an article that appeared in the UK via The BBC. Chief Constable Alex Marshall, head of the College of Policing had this to say; “As people have moved their shopping … Continue reading

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Protecting Our K9 Partners

Identifying the signs of heat exhaustion in an officer’s 4 legged partners. Important information…

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