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

The Police Podcast

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Tim Burrows

Well…it’s been something that I’ve been working on doing for about 6 months now of and on but now…it’s all on! Introducing… The Police Podcast  has been something I’ve wanted to do for a long time to help tell the “police … Continue reading →

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Tonight’s #CopChat Topic – Compliance

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Tim Burrows

One word that consistently creeps into conversations around police use of force issues is compliance. “If the person would have complied with officers orders they wouldn’t have been ________”. Fill in the blank, arrested, taken down, cuffed, punched, choked, shot. … Continue reading →

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Humor and your social media

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Tim Burrows

Using humor in your social media is not always the easiest thing to do. It requires timing, tone and context to be done well…oh and a willingness to let your hair down and drop the “We are the serious police” … Continue reading →

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What happened to the Brimfield Police?

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Tim Burrows

UPDATE 1:18pm…see bottom of post If you’ve been following along with the Brimfield Police Department and their former Chief, David Oliver, you know that things have changed in OH-IO. Gone is Chief Oliver, as are the police department’s Facebook and … Continue reading →

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10 Tips To Increase ReTweets

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Tim Burrows

You can’t argue that great use of social media for your agency (business) is both an art form and a science. Chances are you want to increase your voice in the social space and understanding how to use both artistic creativity … Continue reading →

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Melbourne Police Working Twitter Like Champs

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Tim Burrows

Using social media during an active event is not the easiest thing to do but can it ever pay off for you and your community if you can work it into your resources. Melbourne, Florida is not a big city. … Continue reading →

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Donuts, Bacon, Burrows and Breakfast

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Tim Burrows

This is NOT my typical post as you will quickly realize. It’s Friday so I’m having some “Friday Fun Time”. My kids are off school today (some sort of teacher development day) so I decided on making a big family breakfast. … Continue reading →

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Facebook Settings For Police Public Profiles and Pages

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Tim Burrows

Last month I ran a free webinar on settings within Facebook to help police officers protect themselves in their private lives.. A common question that came up was, “Setting for our public profiles and pages.” With that in mind, I have … Continue reading →

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Facebook and Amber Alerts…it just makes sense

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Tim Burrows

Thank you Facebook and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for teaming up for this awesome step forward! Since law enforcement agencies first became involved with building communities on Facebook, the sharing of information regarding missing children has … Continue reading →

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Support Concerns of Police Survivors and educate yourself at the same time!

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Tim Burrows

A portion of the proceeds of all videos purchased go to Concerns of Police Survivors and The Canadian Crime Victims Foundation. You may have missed The #LESM Conference, but that doesn’t mean you have to miss the learning! Available for a … Continue reading →

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