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SARASOTA POLICE DEPARTMENT TO HOST TWEET FROM THE BEAT
The Sarasota Police Department will take up, the release points out. "It's easy, quick and
members of the public on a virtual ride- free. Once you create an account, you can folalong on Friday, Nov. 1, the department has low us @SarasotaPD."
announced.
"Tweet from the Beat is a chance for the
The Police Department will host its first ever community to interact and let our officers
Tweet from the Beat, a news release says. The communicate with the city we serve and proevent is set for Nov. 1 from 7 p.m. until 2 a.m.
tect," said Capt. Pat Robinson with the Bureau
Throughout the evening, Shift Commander of Patrol Operations in the release.
Sgt. Ken Castro and Sgt. Rex Troche "will
share what they see and do through texts and
photos tweeted from the beat" through the
Partnership Policing communications coordinator, the release notes.
People following @SarasotaPD will be able
to ask questions and interact with our officers, the release adds. Anyone not already on
Twitter may go to www.twitter.com and sign