Windsor Police tweet in Global Tweet-a-Thon

By Sean Previl

Windsor Police Service is participating in a global social media initiative.

The first Global Police Tweet-a-Thon took place March 22 with more than 250 police agencies from 10 countries.

“It’s a remarkable opportunity for communities, not only the Windsor community but for other communities globally to have an inside glimpse (and) a background look at what’s going on within police departments around the world,” said Matt D’Asti, public information officer for the WPS.

D’Asti said the WPS hopes the Tweet-a-Thon reminds people of the importance of social media.

“We’ve embraced social media at the Windsor Police Service and when we heard about the Global Tweet-a-Thon we definitely were on board with it,” said D’Asti.

D’Asti said following the #poltwt would allow people to see what other agencies are doing around the world.

Lauri Stevens, founder of LAwS Communications and organizer of the Tweet-a-Thon said in a press release the purpose of the event is to highlight social media and their usage by police.

“We are excited to bring together police agencies around the world in this first of its kind social media event,” said Stevens. “We hope it sends the message to non-law enforcement that their police officers are up to speed with social media and they should use the channel to talk with police officers and to be stewards of public safety.”

D’Asti said local tweet-a-thons have been discussed and there may be a possibility for them at a later date.

Countries participating in the Global Tweet-a-Thon included Canada, the U.S., the United Kingdom, Iceland, Finland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Spain, Australia and New Zealand.