Local LE Agencies to participate in Second
Global Police Tweet-a-Thon
Mesa County Sheriff’s Office and the Grand Junction Police
Department Will Join More Than 100 Participating Agencies Across Six Countries
to Take to Twitter Nov 1st.
Mesa County, Colo. - On Nov 1, starting at 8 a.m., law
enforcement agencies around the world will connect via Twitter to participate
in a 24-hour Tweet-a-thon to bring attention to the use of social media by law
enforcement. Agencies will tweet using the same hashtag, #poltwt, to create
awareness about police work and issues police face as well as to promote the
use of social media in policing.
“We use social media to connect directly with the citizens
of Mesa County and give them an outlet to connect direct with us,” Sheriff Stan
Hilkey said. “Taking our message globally, even for a day, brings awareness to
the great things law enforcement does in the Grand Valley.”
“Social Media is an important communication tool for our
citizens,” said Grand Junction Police Chief John Camper. “It allows us to push
important information out to our community, while also receiving direct
feedback and comments from those we serve, so that together we can keep Grand
Junction a safe place to live.”
"We have participation from agencies in New Zealand and
Kenya all over Europe, Canada and the US.” said Lauri Stevens, founder of LAwS
Communications and organizer of the Global Police Tweet-a-thon. "We’re
calling attention to the great police work being done globally as well as
connecting cops around the world.”
Any agency can join the Tweet-a-thon and tweet any portion
of the 24-hour period.
In addition, GJPD and
MCSO will use this opportunity to promote #GVCopBeat, which is a local thread
for those interested in law enforcement news happening in the Grand Valley.
For
more information
Contacts:
Lauri
Stevens Kate
Porras Heather
Benjamin
LAwS
Communications Grand
Junction Police Department Mesa
County Sheriff’s Office
978-764-9887 970-549-5114 970-244-3929
lauri@lawscomm.net katep@gjcity.org Heather.Benjamin@mesacounty.us
