TAPPAHANNOCK POLICE DEPARTMENT LAUNCHES FACEBOOK & TWITTER PAGES

The Tappahannock Police Department is now using Facebook and Twitter in an effort to better inform and connect with residents. The department will be utilizing social media to keep citizens updated on public safety information, community events, and requesting assistance in the apprehension of wanted persons and crime information. Social media platforms are a way for the department to quickly broadcast information to the public.

Facebook is a social networking site that allows users to create a personal or organizational profile with photos and videos, contact information, and other personal or agency information. Users can then communicate and interact with other "friends" and create or join groups and "like" pages of agencies, organizations, and departments.

Twitter is a microblogging tool that allows users to send short messages (140 characters or less), known as tweets that will immediately be distributed to their network of followers. People can receive tweets without having a Twitter account.

"How people receive information has changed dramatically over the past few years. The department sees this as a way not only to provide information, but to interact with our community. We hope this will be a way to effectively interact and communicate with the public."

Twitter: @TappPD

Facebook: Tappahannock Police Department