Police in Rochdale use social media to engage with public

Chief Superintendent Anderson

Senior police officers from Rochdale will be using Twitter and Facebook to communicate with residents across the borough in real time.

These social networking websites are a fast and simple way for officers to give updates on police activity and pass on crime prevention messages to the public.

In return, residents can also use the sites to let officers know about the issues that are important to them.

Chief Superintendent Annette Anderson of Greater Manchester Police’s Rochdale Division said: “Stations across the borough will be visited each month by either myself or one of my two superintendents and three chief inspectors. We will be available for question and answer sessions* on Twitter and Facebook, and these will be advertised in advance through social media.

“In addition, people who participate will be provided with photographs and mini-profiles of each officer, and I would encourage as many people as possible to take part, as continuing dialogue between officers and communities is vital to ensuring the borough is policed successfully.”

To participate in these sessions, please visit www.twitter.com  

If you do not have an existing account you will need to sign up. Once you have done this just enter one of the neighbourhoods listed below into the search bar at the top of the webpage:

@gmprochdalenrth
@gmprochdalesth
@gmpmiddleton
@gmpheywood
@gmppennine

You will need to ‘follow’ your chosen account, or all five, to ensure you see their tweets and are able to reply. You do this by clicking the ‘follow’ button on the webpage.

If you are on facebook, please visit www.facebook.com/gmpheywood  

You need to ‘like’ the page to be able to receive comments from officers and reply to them. You do this by clicking the ‘like’ button on the webpage.