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Local police monitoring Twitter?

Another perfect example of “be careful of what you write.” This time it isn’t in relation to a spouse or employer, it is in relation to the law. Some police departments in small communities have started monitoring query search results for their small towns on Twitter to gain more insight into what is going on behind the scenes. If teens write about their plans to meet up at a local park to drink beer after hours, they might be surprised to see a patrol car roll by. Social media posts are there for the taking by people you may never think are there.