by Laura McElroy | Apr 27, 2020 | Front Page, Media, Police Communications
By Will Werner, Analyst, Technological Solutions and Investigations, St. Louis, Missouri Metropolitan Police Department and Laura McElroy, McElroy Media Group It’s law enforcement’s job to keep our communities safe, but they can’t do it alone. Officers must work...
by Laura McElroy | Apr 24, 2020 | Media
Laura McElroy, Subject Expert and Communications Strategist Officer-involved critical incidents often lead to turmoil and chaos for a community. They can leave officers feeling frustrated and even resentful of the perceived lack of support and leave citizens feeling...
by Hanna Kozlowska | Feb 2, 2018 | Media, News, Social Media
“I was glad to join this conversation on how the recent changes to Facebook will force police departments to make changes with their social media outreach.” -Laura McElroy View the full article from Quartz Media below: Immediately after a 15-year-old...
by Julie Parker | Aug 4, 2017 | Media, Police Communications, Social Media
It’s called the most important meal of the day, but breakfast is often overlooked by people moving too fast – late to work, late getting kids on the bus or one too many smacks of the snooze button. Recently, the Fairfax County Police Department’s...
by Mark Economou | May 17, 2017 | citizen engagement, community outreach, Media, News, Police Communications, Social Media
The role of a Police Public Information Officer has changed dramatically in the last decade. Even as broadcast news was expanding beyond the traditional 6 and 11 pm newscasts and executives were deciding how to maximize internet news; social media was not yet a...
by Laura McElroy | Feb 21, 2017 | Media, Police Communications
North Carolina’s Body-Worn Camera Law Raises Questions A recent survey shows almost all large police agencies in the United States are either using body-worn cameras (BWCs) or in the process of implementing the technology). Many of these agencies give similar...
