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

Back to school advice for police

Welcome back to the school year kids!! I think now every child in North America is back in school now, sucking in all the knowledge that they can find in hopes of one day supporting parents who have toiled so … Continue reading

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Avoid becoming the next “Celebrity Nude Photos” victim

To most of us, the headline of celebrity nude photos is at the very least, intriguing. Some  us may go link clicking to ‘see’ what all the buzz is about.  Other’s won’t give the idea of seeing their favorite Hollywood star nude … Continue reading

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#CopChat August 27 – Topic

Wednesday August 27, 2014 Tonight’s Topic “Following your local police – agency and officers” Tonight we are going to take a look at your local police and it’s officers that are using social media. Questions will center around their use … Continue reading

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Why you need to follow the police on social media

Need? Do you really need to follow the police on social media? Very simply put, yes you do. You need to follow your local city police, county police and state police. Some of you may be thinking that, “Tim, I … Continue reading

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The Return of #CopChat

In June of 2012, the first hour long Twitter Chat with the focus being policing took place. History #CopChat was born from the idea that police and the public could use Twitter to talk in real-time about issues an open … Continue reading

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Deja Vu: Part 2 — What Cincinnati Learned

A saying comes to mind here, “A smart man learns from his mistakes. A wise man learns from the mistakes of others.” When an example exists that shows the ‘then, fix and now’, learn from it. There is no need … Continue reading

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Positive’s From Tragedy: Robin Williams Death

I have been a fan of Robin Williams for as long as I can remember. From Happy Days, to Mork and Mindy, his stand-up comedy and movie roles, he left us with a library of memories that will bring us … Continue reading

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Do Police Matter? Take Ferguson For Example

Some very valuable questions here about Ferguson and the situation that has developed. Questions that don’t need answers as much as points of fact that need solutions.

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Introducing: Comment Likes

Nice addition to interaction and engagement on blogs.

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Anatomy of a Nice Tweet

Every once in a while a Tweet or Facebook post comes out of the streams that stand out a little more than the average post or update. Here’s one that happened yesterday. https://twitter.com/ShawnaCoxon/status/496768517665226752 To a lot of people this won’t … Continue reading

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