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

Engagement Improved With 3 Tips

Engagement: Are You Leaving It On The Table? If you’ve been following me for any length of time you know that I am not a fan of cross populating content from one platform to another. It can be a major engagement … Continue reading

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Use The Tools You Have…Period

One week ago today another mass shooting took place in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The shooting spree started at around 5:40 pm on Saturday, February 20 and ended with the arrest of the suspect, Jason Dalton on Sunday, February 21 at approximately … Continue reading

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Email List Subscriptions

For the last week of 2015 I was cleaning, re-arranging, re-organizing, de-cluttering…you know, out with the old; in with the new. Yesterday was email day. Unsubscribing from email newsletters, opt-ins and offers that aren’t relevant to my needs or wants … Continue reading

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Police Videos of 2015

Welcome to the Top Police Videos of 2015 Blog Post. My choice for the 15 Best Police and Law Enforcement Videos are below picked from a field of 87 videos that I’ve been bookmarking all year long. This list isn’t about … Continue reading

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Bangor Maine Police are Banging On Facebook!

If you subscribe to my news letter, you already know all this since I posted there first (just an added bonus you get from being on the inside)…not subscribed? Click Here to Subscribe To My Newsletter. I’m sitting in the … Continue reading

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The Silence is Deafening…tic toc, tic toc

UPDATED: 2015.09.16 @ 3:20pm  The Irving Independent School District released a statement reversing the suspension. The Irving Police Department issued a press release announcing no charges.  Hope they all enjoy the damage control for the delay of informing the public…of … Continue reading

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#CopChat Topic – Wednesday August 19

This week’s #CopChat is going to be like an ‘Open Mic’ night but on three different stages. Join us on Periscope, Twitter and Blab as we pull back the curtains and let you ask the questions. Normally I put together … Continue reading

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Facebook Content Not Being Seen? Fix it with these 5 tips!

Facebook’s Algorithm Can Be Tricked… Facebook, as a publicly traded company has a responsibility to earn money for its investors, not to give you what you want…views. A+B=C, if C then D. If D=T+L then, M. I have no idea … Continue reading

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Engagement through voyeurism? #CopChat

It’s Wednesday…which means #CopChat night at 9pm. Don’t know what #CopChat is? Simple, it’s a Twitter chat that happens every Wednesday night at 9pm eastern time. Members of the public are encouraged to come and chat online with members of … Continue reading

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Happy #SOCIALMEDIADAY 2o15

  [REBLOG ALERT] I posted this one year ago today but it’s been updated for 2015… To honor the 6th Mashable Social Media Day, I thought it would be fun to re-write Sir Robert Peel‘s,  “Peel’s Principles of Modern Policing” … Continue reading

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