You’re tweeted: police on 24-
Police in the Western Isles are to tweet every incident over a 24-
Using a Twitter feed to report the kind of callouts handled across the islands aims to give the public an idea of the varied workload of officers.
In not more than 140 characters, all incidents -
Most police forces flag up a handful of incidents on their internet pages, the Western
Isles will be the first known area in Scotland to give a ‘day-
Western Isles Area Commander, Chief Inspector Gordon Macleod, said: “We want to give the public an insight into the modern day policing of the Western Isles.
“We already use our page for appeals, traffic information, weather warnings and display some of the work our officers do within the community.”
“Between Friday 21st and Sunday 23rd February, our page will show real time activity from emergencies and crimes committed to random callouts.”