Category Archives: Tips

Intention vs Perception and Reality

On January 28th, 2015 the United States Army published an article and did what most of do nowadays to promote our work…they tweeted it out. It didn’t take long for people to voice their disappointment about the tweet and take … Continue reading

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What your community wants to know

One struggle that departments can find themselves in is finding great content to provide to their communities, that matters to them. Sure it’s easy posting pictures that promote your agency or press conferences and news releases that ask for their … Continue reading

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What happened to the Brimfield Police?

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

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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Facebook and Amber Alerts…it just makes sense

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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Shut The F*%$#+^K UP!

I really can’t think of nice way to say this, so I’m just going to say it straight out… On a daily basis lately I have been reading stories about police officers and sheriff deputies being disciplined, called out and … Continue reading

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Using Humor In Your Social Presence

Yesterday we wrapped up the third day of The #LESM Conference. The second last presenter was someone who I believe is one of the sharpest users of wit in the realm of law enforcement social media. Sean Whitcomb of the … Continue reading

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Back to basics with #CopChat – October 15, 2014

I remember being told a long time ago in Karate that a Black Belt was merely someone who had become a master of the only the basics. Once the Black Belt had been achieved, your mission was to become a … Continue reading

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Protecting Yourself Publicly

Yesterday as my family was driving around doing errands the kids squealed with excitement when we stopped near a public WiFi hotspot and they were able to get their iPods online. They didn’t need to enter any security information or credentials. … Continue reading

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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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