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BradleySheriff.com
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BCSO IS ALL A'TWITTER |
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Thursday, 11 June 2009 |
I believe in using the latest technology to advance and improve communication between the Sheriff’s Office and the Bradley County community. In addition to a weekly newspaper column and radio show, the BCSO has developed one of the best web sites in Tennessee. Our web site contains blogs, news stories, press releases, information about the jail, information about the BCSO and the various departments within the BCSO, past events, upcoming events, an impressive photo gallery and much more.
Also, a couple of years ago, we began posting video pod casts to our web site. These pod casts are a terrific way for me (and others here at the BCSO) to speak directly to the public via video about issues concerning local public safety with accurate, unfiltered communication.
The latest communication feature we have added to the BCSO web site is “Twitter.” Twitter is a world-wide, micro blogging and social networking service that has been around since 2006, and has become increasingly more popular with each passing year. A “tweet” is actually a short message ~ no more than 140 characters ~ posted at a specific Twitter web address. Tweets are generally no more than a sentence or two and are designed to offer quick, concise updates to others who subscribe to the free service.
Why Twitter? Twitter is up-to-date, allows the BCSO to instantly reach thousands of citizens with timely and important information such as storm warnings, road closures, searches for fugitives and missing persons, arrests and other information. This tool will also help multiply our force without any cost to the taxpayer.
It’s amazing how I regularly hear from people all over the country on issues posted at our web site. The Internet is a powerful tool. So to those who say why Twitter? I say, why not Twitter? It is immediate and provides us the ability to reach large numbers of people quickly on issues involving public safety. I invite you all to click on the “Breaking news alert” link on the BCSO web site and follow the steps to sign up.
On another note, I would like to express appreciation to County Mayor Gary Davis for recognizing the BCSO’s need for safe and reliable patrol vehicles. He recommended the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office receive ten new patrol cars in the new budget to replace ten of the older vehicles with over 250,000 miles on them that deputies are currently being required to use. These old cars can jeopardize the safety of our patrol deputies and mechanical failures can also compromise the safety of citizens in need of assistance.
Ten cars are needed this year and I appreciate Mayor Davis and his support on this issue. I am hopeful the full commission will support this effort as well.
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