Zurich Cantonal Police also uses Facebook
The Zurich cantonal police are now also using Facebook, as they announced on Monday. However, emergency calls and reports will still not be made via the social medium. In the future, the emergency number 117 or the nearest police station will continue to apply.
According to head of information Marcel Strebel, Facebook gives the police "one more channel to communicate with the population". Social media are very fast and widespread - especially among population groups that are otherwise difficult for the police to reach. It is now taking advantage of this. According to the announcement, the cantonal police will publish current messages from everyday police life and information about the organization on this channel. In addition, warnings and the like will also be disseminated via the social medium. And finally, the cantonal police will also be using Facebook to recruit employees in the near future, according to the statement.
The Facebook entry was prepared for a long time, Strebel said in response to a question from the SDA news agency. Various social media and platforms were considered, but Facebook was finally chosen. In contrast to City Policewhich announced a week ago that it would first run a six-month pilot operation, the entry of the cantonal police is definite, as Strebel said. If it turns out that the way is not suitable after all, one will "reconsider". (SDA)
