Altadena Sheriff's Deputies to Tweet Their Day Friday

If you want to get more of a glimpse into a day in the life of the Altadena Sheriff's Station deputies, follow along as they participate in a global tweet-a-thon Friday.

The station shared the following about the event:

What’s it like to patrol the streets of Altadena on a Friday morning and afternoon? What type of calls do Altadena Sheriff’s Deputies respond to? In an effort to give Altadena residents a glimpse inside the way deputies work to keep our community safe, the Altadena Sheriff’s Station will participate in the Global Police Tweet-a-thon on Friday, March 22nd, 2013 between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.(Virtual ride-along).

Deputies from the Altadena Sheriff’s Station will join more than 100 participating law enforcement agencies across six countries to take to Twitter in an effort to bring attention and understanding to the use of social media by law enforcement.

Agencies will tweet using the same hashtag, #poltwt, to create awareness about police work and issues police face, as well as to promote the use of social media and transparency in law enforcement.

"We are excited to bring together police agencies around the world in this first of its kind social media event," said Lauri Stevens, founder of LAwS Communications and organizer of the Global Police Tweet-a-thon. "We hope it sends the message to non-law enforcement that their police officers are up to speed with social media and that they should use the channel to talk with police officers and to be stewards of public safety."

There are currently more than 100 agencies participating from the U.S., Canada, UK, Sweden, Iceland, and Australia. Any law enforcement agency can join the Tweet-a-thon and tweet any portion of the 24-hour period. For a list of participating agencies, please visit https://twitter.com/ConnectedCOPS/police-tweet-a-thon-2013/members.

For a Google map of participating police agencies, click here - http://goo.gl/maps/Hqkgf

"Here in Altadena, we hope to use the event as a virtual ride-along, giving the community a glimpse of the daily activity and a behind the scenes look at the typical day of a patrol deputy," said Captain John Benedict. “This is the first time the Altadena Sheriff’s Station has ever done anything like this and we hope our participation continues to positively influence the use of social media."

Make sure to mark your calendars for Friday, March 22nd 2013 and follow us @ALDLASD between 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. If you don’t already use Twitter, sign up for free at http://www.twitter.com/ALDLASD

Do you plan to follow Altadena police on twitter Friday?