Purpose:
The Rogersville Police Department (RPD) uses social media to keep our community informed, connected, and safe. Our pages are meant for sharing important news, crime prevention tips, community events, and emergency updates.
________________________________________
How We Use Social Media
• Provide timely, accurate public safety information.
• Share department news and community outreach ac
tivities.
• Alert residents about emergencies and ongoing incidents.
________________________________________
What We Post
We will not post:
• Confidential information
• Content that could harm an investigation or endanger anyone’s safety
• Political endorsements or personal opinions
________________________________________
Community Comment Guidelines
We welcome respectful and constructive comments. However, we may remove comments that contain:
• Profanity, obscenity or vulgarity.
• Hate speech or the suggestion thereof.
• Off-topic and unrelated comments that do not focus on law enforcement services or community safety.
• Inappropriate pictures, including nudity, indecency and inhumanity in profile and posted pictures.
• Defamation or threats to a member of this agency, a person, or a group of people.
• Name calling and/or personal attacks against our personnel or the residents of Rogersville.
• Comments designed to sell a product or service.
• Spam, including identical comments posted repeatedly.
• Language that infringes on copyright(s).
• Suggestion or advocacy of illegal activity.
• Links to non-governmental or unrelated/corporate websites.
• Any other postings that the Rogersville Police Department deems unaligned with our social media's purpose of serving the public with unbiased, factual information and resources.
________________________________________
Public Records Notice
All comments, messages, and posts on RPD’s official social media pages may be considered public records and subject to state laws.
________________________________________
Availability
Our pages are not monitored 24/7. For emergencies, always call 911. For non-emergency police assistance, call 256-247-5446.
