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PTP 35: Cops Love Lemonade Stands Jul 03, 2015

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Today's point to ponder is brought to you by...

So many of us started out our working life by sitting at the side of a road, at the end of our driveway with a sign that read, "Lemonade." It's almost a childhood rite of passage to try and earn some extra money by selling lemonade, kool-aid or cold water on a hot day.

I can't tell you how many times while riding my police motor or driving the squad that I would stop at a lemonade stand and buy a glass and talk with kids and parents alike...brings back sweet memories of happy kids, appreciative parents and a kind of interaction that went unnoticed but never unappreciated.

Sgt. Ben Becchetti + Officer Dave Pecoraro of the Palo Alto Police Department know that exact feeling and they shared their love of community building through taking the time to chug back some lemonade, sharing a laugh with kids, letting them see the inside of a police car and learning more about serving and protecting with Lieutenant Zach Perron.

Lt Perron got to thinking and saw a great opportunity to get more of the Palo Alto Police involved with this form of community outreach and invited the public to let them know where road side stands were so that officers could indulge on a hot summer day.

The feedback from the community has been amazing and the initiative is spreading across the country. This once unseen form of community building now can now be seen through the use of social media.

#CopsLoveLemonadeStands is being embraced by police officers and agencies because of how simple it is to take part in and how much of a positive impact it has in their communities.

How much good will is being created with communities by a simple act like this? What kind of price tag can you put on leaving a lasting, good and positive memory in the mind of our youth?

Get out there and join this movement...who knows, in the winter we can swing back for a visit becasue, #CopsLoveHotCocoa

Lt. Perron also wrote an excellent piece about this for the International Association Of Chiefs of Police: http://blog.iacpsocialmedia.org/Home/tabid/142/entryid/423/Default.aspx

Take a look on Twitter at the hashtag #CopsLoveLemonadeStands to see how great this is.

Thanks to Lt Perron for joining on The Police Podcast today. You can follow along with the Palo Alto Police on social media:Twitter https://twitter.com/PaloAltoPoliceFacebook https://www.facebook.com/PaloAltoPoliceNextdoor https://nextdoor.com/YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/PaloAltoPoliceFlickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/paloaltopoliceLt Perron on Twitter https://twitter.com/zpPAPD

Ep 35: Nick Whitney of Tread Armament and Weaponry talks about, "Tank". Jul 02, 2015

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The episode is brought to you by...

How would you like to get 1.2 MILLION Facebook likes, in 48 HOURS???

Nick Whitney, owner of Tread Armament and Weaponry put out a challenge to help equip Tank, a Washington Utah police K9 in training, with body armor if Tank could get 1 million likes in one year.

Well, Tank got the 1 million likes but it only took 48 hours!!

That got my attention and I had to talk to Nick about his offer and why he put it out there with Vesting America's Police K-9s, Tank and Tread Armament.

Nick is a down to earth business owner who just wants to give back and it was great talking to him about his efforts.

There was a bonus in all of this that Tread Armament and Weaponry is a huge police supporter and provides equipment for both law enforcement and the general public.

Please visit all of those involved in this great effort to get one of our K9's equipped with potentially life saving gear...did I say one? My mistake...a side part of the campaign was the establishment of a "Go Fund Me" initiative that has raised enough money (at the time of recording) to outfit 11 K9s!!!

Tread ArmamentFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TREADArmamentWebsite: http://treadarmament.com/

Vesting America's Police K9sFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/VestAPoliceK9Website (Go Fund Me) http://www.gofundme.com/VestAPoliceK9HavocK9Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Havoc-K-9-Inc/139336626147943Website: http://www.havock9.com/

and of courseTank on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TankPoliceK9

Ep 34: Re-cap of the IACP Mid-Year PIO Conference Jul 02, 2015

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Today's episode is brought to you by...Public Information Officers from across the country gathered in Arlington, Texas for the International Association of Chiefs of Police Mid-Year Public Information Officers Conference hosted by the Arlington and Fort Worth Police Department's.

It was a great three days of learning, teaching and networking with like minded people that are all committed to advancing the ability of police agencies to build relationships, trust and transparency within their communities.

In this episode I recap what went on and some of the major take-aways that I had.

Ep 33: Online safety advice to help you avoid being hacked. Jun 17, 2015

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Today's episode is brought to you by;

About a week ago, online superstar, celebrity, marketing maven, fitness expert and tribe builder Chalene Johnson got the surprise of her life...she got hacked!

Chalene wasn't the target of the hack because she is famous, a celebrity or wealthy...she was hacked because she was an accessible target like thousands of others that become victims on a daily basis.

There are always three elements needed for crime to happen.

A criminal
An opportunity
A victim

The goal of crime prevention is to remove any one of those elements and when you do, you will remove the crime. That is exactly what this episode and show notes are about...crime prevention.

The more educated you become, the less likely you will be a victim. The more you insulate yourself, the more you remove the opportunity. Chalene wants this story shared so that other's don't also become victims.

Click here to go to Chalene's podcasts about what happened to her.

Here are my top 10 tips to help insulate yourself and avoid, or at least make it a lot harder, to be a victim. The time in the podcast is listed when I talk about these points specifically so you can jump right there.

1) BE SMART:5:30

2) UPDATES:6:45

3) PASSWORDS:7:26

4) PASSWORD MANAGER:8:22Here are some very highly rated password managers that can work great for your needs. Dashlane, Lastpass, Roboform, Password Manager Pro, 1Password, KeePass

5) 2 FACTOR AUTHENTICATION / TWO STEP AUTHORIZATION:9:45

6) LOCATION SETTINGS:13:18

7) DON’T US APPS FOR LOGINS:13:51

8) CREATE A DEDICATED SOCIAL EMAIL ADDRESS:14:46

9) DEDICATED CREDIT CARD:15:55

10) STOP PLAYING GAMES:16:26

In Episode 6 of The Police Podcast, I spoke to Los Angeles County Sherrifs Deputy, Tony Moore who is a cyber safety expert. Hear what he had to say about cyber safety and the advice he gave by listening to that episode as well.

Deputy Moore spends some time focusing on Facebook...which we all know has some serious privacy issues.

Click here to hear Deputy Moore.

Ep 32: The Dallas Police Under Attack and Fredricka Whitfield Jun 15, 2015

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Today's podcast is brought to you by...

I woke up yesterday morning to a Twitter stream full of one of the worst things possible in my mind...a police department under attack by a man with assault rifles and bombs.

By now most of us know the story of James Boulware and his attack on the Dallas Police Department.

I became aware of it because of the awesome feed by the Dallas Police Department and Major Max Geron on Twitter.

It didn't take long to see a few tweets and turn my office into an information centre for streams on Facebook, Twitter, Periscope and Instagram.

As the day wore on and it went from breaking information to re-caps, CNN personality Fredricka Whitfield decided a good way to describe Boulware was as, "...courageous and brave..."

As I said on Twitter, could you imagine what CNN would do if a police department said something like that? They would have live reporters out front of the department interviewing everyone they could who hated the police demanding the police department be shut down, investigated by the DOJ and all members charged for crimes against humanity.

But now, 36 hours later, nothing from CNN and an apparent, I "mis-spoke" from the reporter.

Here's the clip just in case anyone thinks that her words are taken out of context.

But let's never forget, she has a right to say those words and every police officer worth their weight in gold will protect that right even if they don't agree with her.

Thank you police, everywhere.

UPDATE: June 14 2015...

Ms Whitfield and CNN agree that this is an appropriate apology. I think it's an even greater insult to be so flippant and arrogant. What are your thougts?

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/cnns-whitfield-misspoke-when-calling-dallas-gunman-courageous-and-brave/#ooid=lhZmZudTo25rSz4we7OjQxRbraLzeQnM

UPDATE: June 18, 2015...I missed this when it happened but since I called out CNN and Ms Whitfield for their words and actions, the very least I can do is also share the reversal.

http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/tv/2015/06/15/fredricka-whitfield-apology.cnn.html

Ep 31: Mike Russell, aka Community Mike of the Victoria Police Department Jun 08, 2015

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Today's podcast is brought to you by:

Mike Russell has been a mainstay as the face of the Victoria Police Department in British Columbia, Canada for a few years now. He is well known within both the policing community and also the everyday people community.

Mike is also known online as "Community Mike" because of his committment to building communities and being part of the greater good.

From his website you learn everything there is to know about Mike in the first line,

"I connect communities. How can I help you?

I'm Mike, a community advocate, social media strategist, digitial media innovator, community collaborator, professional communicator, father of four and husband to an amazing woman.

I've worked in communities in BC and Alberta engaging residents in community-driven solutions to complicated problems. Using social media, digital resources, engagement strategies, and lots of coffee, our innovative solutions have been replicated and studied across North America.

From #VicPDHelps, Canada's first twitter crime reporting to the first Canadian interactive police app 'mobileVicPD' and using Pinterest to return recovered stolen property, innovation and collaboration are key tenets of our work.

I am an advocate of online security and privacy and have trained and presented on open source investigations, internet security and the implications of information sharing in our digital environment.

The successful parterships I develop, lead to great collaborations between community, police, government, social agencies and the business community, with the end goal of creating a caring, safe community for all.

I am a passionate volunteer and advocate, having volunteered thousands of hours with charities throughout Edmonton and Victoria and am passionate about giving back to the communities I love.

Nice to meet you, how can I help?"

You can follow Mike and the Victoria Police here:

http://sidengo.com/communitymike http://twitter.com/communitymike http://twitter.com/vicpdcanada https://www.facebook.com/VictoriaPoliceDepartment https://vicpd.ca/

Ep 30: Robert Tornabene of Gate America Jun 03, 2015

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Today's episode is brought to you by

Robert Tornabene is an active sworn police officer from the Greater Chicago area. He has taken what he has learned in policing and helps police officers and the community become safer and better prepared in the social age.

Robert has experience as a school resource officer, gang officer, public information officer and front line patrolman and supervisor that have all leant themselves to helping him establish Gate America, a training resource for the betterment of our communities.

Robert was having a conversation on Twitter the other morning with a couple of people and the issue at hand was how posting information to social media regarding active situations with police activity could jeopardize the safety of not just the community but the public at large as well.

Robert was inspired by the conversation and took to his blog to write about it.

Read his post here:http://gateamerica.blogspot.com/2015/06/social-media-posts-tweet-smart-in.html

I knew this was an issue that deserved more attention so I reached out to Robert and this episode is the result of that.

We would ask that our communities share this information so that the next time an event happens; the public will be more cognizant of the potential outcomes.

This episode will also serve as the topic for #CopChat on Wednesday, June 3, 2015.

You can follow Robert here:

https://twitter.com/gateamerica/https://www.facebook.com/gateamerica https://www.youtube.com/user/gateamericainc/http://www.gateamerica.blogspot.com/

Ep 29: Mark Economou of the Boca Raton Police Department May 29, 2015

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Today's podcast is brought to you by...

Mark Economou is the Public Information Officer of the Boca Raton Police Department which is situated on the Atlantic Coast of the great state of Florida. Made famous by Seinfeld, Mark is quick to point out that it's not just all old people eating at 4pm and living in retirement villages...Boca is much more than that and is one of the fastest growing parts of Florida.

Mark is a transplant from the New England area and is a die-hard Red Sox, Bruins, Celtics and Patriots fan who is still trying to find ways to defend Tom Brady!!!

The Boca Police Department is one of the original law enforcement social media agencies and even after 6 years in the social space, they are still keeping ahead of the curve through innovation and the use of new technology as it emerges.

Led by Chief Dan Alexander, the Boca Police have embraced community engagement and outreach particularly through the use of video, building campaigns around the "Kindergarten Cops".

You can learn more about the Boca Raton Police by following them on social media and visiting their website.

Website:http://myboca.us/police/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bocapoliceFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/BocaPoliceYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/bocapoliceChief Alexander: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BocaChiefTwitter: http://twitter.com/bocachief

Ep 28: Nick Selby of StreetCred Software May 20, 2015

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Nick Selby co-founded StreetCred Software, which is a software-as-a-service offering created by police officers who understand how police officers use information, data and leads. StreetCred helps law enforcement agencies manage their arrest warrants, eliminate warrant backlogs and improve efficiency while increasing officer safety. Nick also serves part-time as an investigator for the Midlothian (TX) Police Department, focused on organized retail and cyber crime, and volunteers as a reserve officer at another DFW-area police agency.Nick is co-author of Blackhatonomics: the Economics of Cybercrime (Syngress, 2012) and technical editor of Investigating Internet Crimes (Syngress, 2013). He co-founded the enterprise security practice at analyst firm The 451 Group.Nick consulted hundreds of venture-backed startups on understanding their competitive landscape, on product development and feature enhancements, user interface and security. He has consulted US and European governments, more than 80 investment banks, more than 20 venture capital firms. From 2006-2011, he served on the faculty of IANS Research. Since 2008 he's focused on law enforcement intelligence.Nick speaks regularly at conferences and events such as Code for America Summit, The RSA Conference, BSides, IACA, SecTOR, NOBLE, SMILE, IANS, Security Standard, CXO Interchange and SANS WhatWorks. Based in Eastern Europe and Europe from 1990 to 2004, Nick has spent more than two decades immersed in emerging technologies, including open source and wireless technologies, and software piracy. An IFR pilot, Nick published pilot resource Flyguides from 2001-2005.Specialties: Law enforcement technology, intelligence, intelligence operations, joint operations, data leakage, data loss, log management, vulnerability assessment, change and configuration management, security, anti-fraud, anti-money-laundering

You can keep up with Nick:

Twitter: @nselbyor reach him through email at

nick.selby@streetcredsoftware.com

Ep 27: Chief Devon Clunis of the Winnipeg Police Service May 15, 2015

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Today's podcast is brough to you by:

Chief Devon Clunis is committed to youth and his community, which shows through as we talk about policing and change.

Chief Devon Clunis began his career with the Winnipeg Police Service in 1987 and has served in major areas of the organization including Uniform Patrol, Traffic, Plainclothes Investigation, Community Relations, Organizational Development & Support, and Duty Office (city-wide operational command), as well as a number of administrative leadership roles.

Chief Clunis is an avid community volunteer and has helped to raise over $1 000 000.00 on behalf of the Children’s Wish Foundation of Manitoba. He was appointed police chaplain in 1998 and has provided support to his members in that capacity, as well as providing support to members of New York City Police Department in the aftermath of the attack on the World Trade Center. The Winnipeg Police Service formally recognized his excellence in policing and community work by awarding him the James Toal Award of Excellence in 2002.

Chief Clunis was promoted to Patrol Sergeant in 2002, Sergeant in 2004, Inspector in 2007, Superintendent in 2010, and appointed Chief of Police October 2012.

In addition to his leadership and management skills, Chief Clunis has overseen the development of an in-house leadership development program for Service members. He is a well- respected leader who believes the future of our city hinges on the creation of a culture of safety for all citizens and is honored to help lead in this area.

Devon is married to his wife Pearlene and has two daughters Taylene and Atira.

Early in the episode Chief Clunis gave his thoughts on having an informed community, "I think it’s important we educate the public, that we have a very informed public. Regarding police practices, procedures and why maybe we can’t tell you. I think when we have a public that is more informed, more engaged; when we have to make those difficult decisions, they will understand."

Later the Chief had this to say about being good to each other, "A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle."

Here is the link to the information piece Chief Clunis wrote about telling his community why the police can't always tell you everything:

http://winnipeg.ca/police/insidewps/20150415.stm

You can follow the Winnipeg Police: