Toronto Police Service joins more than 100 agencies across six countries to take to Twitter

Toronto Police Service News Release

Friday, March 22, 2013, 8 a.m., Toronto Police Service joins more than 100 agencies across six countries to take to Twitter

Friday, March 22, 2013 - 6:00 AM
Corporate Communications:  416-808-7100

On Friday, March 22, 2013, 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 are excited to bring together police agencies around the world in this first-of-its-kind social media event," said Lauri Stevens, founder of LAwS Communications and organizer of the Global Police Tweet-a-thon. "We hope it sends the message to non-law enforcement that their police officers are up to speed with social media, and that they should use the channel to talk with police officers and to be stewards of public safety."

There are currently more than 100 agencies participating from the U.S., Canada, UK, Sweden, Iceland, and Australia. For a list of participating agencies, please visit https://twitter.com/ConnectedCOPS/police-tweet-a-thon-2013/members. For a Google map of participating agencies, please see http://goo.gl/maps/Hqkgf

“The Toronto Police Service has had great success using social media to connect and engage with the people of Toronto,” said Chief William Blair. “Our participation in this Tweet-a-thon will help us share with a global audience the excellent work our officers do every day.”

For more information please visit http://connectedcops.net/2012/12/18/global-police-tweet-a-thon/

Meaghan Gray, Corporate Communications

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