DCist post on MPD using NextDoor

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JAN 29, 4:30 PM

D.C. Police Is Joining Hyperlocal Social Network Nextdoor

A quick scan of Nextdoor, the hyperlocal social network, shows posts about a broken toilet, a forthcoming neighborhood cleanup, and, at the very top, one titled “Hello from the Metropolitan Police Department.”

                  

Signed by Chief of Police Peter Newsham, the post outlines how D.C. police is partnering with Nextdoor to “build community, improve quality of life, and work together to make your neighborhood safer and stronger.”

        

Nextdoor, which launched in the U.S. in 2011, has a feature that allows users to forward their crime and safety-related posts to participating law enforcement agencies, which now includes D.C. Newsham’s post clarifies that “MPD will not see your posts unless you use the ‘forward to police’ option. If you choose that option, it will provide you an opportunity to raise nonemergency public safety concerns with police managers assigned to your neighborhood.”

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