Longview PD Increases Social Media Presence

LONGVIEW — Longview police officers are stepping up their social media presence in an effort to engage more with their community. KETK reports officers are posting more pictures and video content in order to connect. In the past five weeks, the Longview police Facebook page has increased its followers by the thousands. Longview Police Public Information Officer Kristie Brian says, “Social media is one of the main ways that people communicate now. So for us to be able to reach a bigger audience, I mean we could do a wanted poster, but you don’t really reach a lot of people. With social media, you reach a lot at one time.” Since engaging with the community on Facebook, the Longview Police Department has identified suspects and solved crimes a lot faster.