Facebook Posting and Takedown Policy

Facebook Posting and Takedown Policy

The official Facebook page of the Wilbraham Police Department (WPD) in Wilbraham, Massachusetts was created to provide people who live and work in Wilbraham, or others with an interest in the Wilbraham Police Department, access to information about and a platform with which to interact with the Wilbraham Police Department. This page is monitored and managed by the Wilbraham Police Department.

 Before posting on the page, please review these terms:

• A posting on the Wilbraham Police Department's Facebook page(s) constitutes acceptance of these terms. 
• Do not use this page to report a crime as it is not monitored 24 hours a day. To report a crime, you may call (413) 596-3837 for non-emergencies; for emergencies, dial 911.
• If you post information related to a crime on this page, you may be placing yourself in the position of becoming a witness to a crime and subject yourself to subpoena. 
• "Friending" between Wilbraham Police officers and a citizen does not indicate endorsement of that person's actions or comments. 
• Comments posted by others on the Wilbraham Police Department's Facebook page(s) are not to be considered the opinion of the Wilbraham Police Department; nor does WPD endorse any third-party comments on this page.
• The Wilbraham Police Department reserves the right to remove and/or block anyone who posts inappropriate material as determined by the WPD. Swearing and name calling are PROHIBITED!
• The Posting and Takedown Policy does not allow posting of photos or videos by anyone other than authorized members of the Wilbraham Police Department.
• If you have photos or videos you'd like to share on this page, please contact Captain Jeff Rudinski of the Wilbraham Police Department at (413) 596-3837.

The Wilbraham Police Department welcomes a person's right to express his/her opinion and encourages posters to keep comments related to content on this page. Comments MUST be relevant to the actual subject matter of the post or it may be removed. WPD reserves the right to remove any comments that are inappropriate or offensive, including comments that: defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or violate the legal rights of others, include racism, hatred, slander, threats, obscenity, violence and/or vulgarity, spam or advertisements, have personal information about another person or that violate a person's privacy, include copyrighted material that belongs to another person, contain links to inappropriate websites.