Law enforcement officer: Twitter is the new police scanner

Government Security News: Three out of four law enforcement professionals are using social media for crime investigation and prevention, according to two police officers who spoke at the recent GovSec conference in Washington. Further, 87% of the time social media, when used as a probable cause for a search warrant holds up in court, and 67% of people believe information obtained via social media can help solve investigations more quickly, they said. Social media may be one of the best modern tools to improve police work.

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