NEWS RELEASE
RIVERSIDE POLICE DEPARTMENT
31 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois 60546
07 March 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Chief Tom Weitzel
Riverside Police Launch Instagram Account
Riverside Police Department announces the launch of its newest social media
platform - Instagram.
As of today, Riverside Police Department has an Instagram account which allows
the public to better connect with the department like never before.
Social media has proven to be an
effective tool for law enforcement
agencies to share more about our
activities and provide valuable
information to the community. We
are excited to reach the public we
serve in various ways and this site
will help us do just that, said
Riverside Police Chief Thomas
Weitzel.
Instagram will allow the Department to share photographs of their hardworking
employees in a unique and positive way. Posts will include traditional media
events, crime/safety alerts, Riverside Police Department programs, various
activities, and community outreach efforts and include wanted posters, crime
videos (for wanted individuals) and photos of people wanted on warrants or for
active criminal investigations by Riverside Police Department.
Find Riverside PD on Instagram at pdriverside. To sign up go to
www.instgram.com to sign up for free.
Also follow Riverside Police on twitter @pdriverside.