How does North Wales Police use social media?

North Wales Police supports the use of social media as another way of communicating with the public we serve.

 

Our networks – which include Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, provide people with an alternative way to source the latest news, appeals and information in ‘real time’.

 

Through our social networking sites, anyone around the world can get regular updates on what is happening across the North Wales force area.

 

Social networking sites are a low cost form of communication that we can use to communicate quickly and widely.

 

Twitter

Using 140 characters and similar to a text message, we are able to ‘tweet’ our latest news, advice and updates.

 

We can also ‘re-tweet’ (or forward) a message to those that follow us, which means conversations or information can be shared or passed on quickly. This has proved an invaluable tool to update the public on unfolding events and incidents as they happen.

Follow North Wales Police on Twitter (@NWPolice)

 

Individual officers and PCSOs are also using the micro-blogging service as another means of communicating with residents. Often ‘tweeting’ from the beat, members of the public can gain a real insight to the life of a working officer or staff member by following their daily activities.

 

Staff currently ‘tweeting’ include:

• Force Incident Manager (@NWPControlRoom)
  
• Chief Inspector - Anglesey (@NWPSBarrasford)
• Inspector - North Gwynedd (@NWPNeilThomas)
• Police Constable on Patrol (@NWPKate Parker)
• Police Constable on Patrol (@NWPArwynJones)
• Police Constable for Bangor University (@NWPAntoniaLloyd)
• Police Constable on Roads Policing Unit (@NWPMarkJones) 
• Police Dog Handler (@NWPPDLoki)
  
  Police Community Support Officer - Amlwch, Anglesey (@NWPLesEllis)
• Police Community Support Officer - Anglesey (@NWPMHalstead)
• Police Community Support Officer - Kinmel Bay (@NWPDC_KinmelBay)
• Police Community Support Officer - Caernarfon (@NWPLaurenUzzell)
• Police Community Support Officer - Bethesda (@NWPDaleCassidy)
• Police Community Support Officer - Prestatyn (@NWPDCPrestatynE)
• Police Community Support Officer - Llandudno (@NWPDuncMidgley)
  
  
• Wrexham Town Area (@NWPWrexhamTown)
• North Flintshire Area (@NWPNorthFlintshire)
• Denbighshire Coastal and Abergele Area (@NWPDCInspector)
  
  
• Chief Inspector - Specialist Operations (@NWPDWareing)
• Superintendent Gary Ashton (@NWPGaryAshton)
• Chief Superintendent Simon Shaw (@NWPSimonShaw)
  
  
• Diversity Unit (@NWPDiversity)

We also have a regular 'Day in the Life' (@NWPDayintheLife) feature which focusses on a particular role within the force.

 

Watch this space for more to follow.

 

 

Facebook

Our Facebook account currently has over 2,000  followers.  It has become a vibrant online community with regular interaction between ourselves and the broad public of North Wales.

 

Information on our latest campaigns and initiatives are posted onto our Facebook site, where our users are encouraged to comment on posts or ‘like’ what we have posted.

 

Photo galleries, online surveys, links to other resources plus crime prevention advice and support have proved to be popular.

 

Find us on Facebook

 

 

YouTube

Our YouTube channel contains videos that we have produced highlighting our services, safety advice, campaigns and news.

 

We welcome comments on our videos. However, we are not able to reply individually to all the comments we receive via our YouTube videos.

 

Videos have, in the past, received up to 14,000 views and have been featured on national news services, reaching whole new audiences across the country and beyond.

 

View us on YouTube

 

Social networking should not be used to report crimes.

If a crime is currently taking place and you are in immediate danger, dial 999.

If you wish to contact North Wales Police and it is not an emergency please call 101.