Expanding Social Media with Nextdoor

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. – The Mount Pleasant Police Department is expanding their community outreach through the social media site Nextdoor (www.nextdoor.com).   Since October of 2014 the Mount Pleasant Police Department has been utilizing Nextdoor to connect with their citizens. Inspector Chip Googe and Corporal Chris Rosier have been coordinating speed enforcement, reporting crime trends, answering questions about the law and supplying information about upcoming events. Starting  today they will be joined by the members of Team 2 headed by Sgt. Tyrone Simmons.   “We now have an entire patrol team that will be available to answer questions and respond to concerns in the neighborhoods that they patrol” said Inspector Googe. “This will allow us to expand our community outreach by having more officers readily  available to respond.”   Nextdoor is free for residents and the Mount Pleasant Police Department. Each Mount Pleasant neighborhood has its own private Nextdoor neighborhood website, accessible only to residents of that neighborhood. Neighborhoods establish and self-manage their own Nextdoor website. All members must verify that they live within the neighborhood before joining Nextdoor. Information shared on Nextdoor is password-protected and cannot be accessed by Google or other search engines.   “This partnership with Nextdoor gives neighbors an easy way to not only get to know each other, but develop a stronger relationship with our police department“ said Inspector Chip Googe. “We believe that building trust and constant communication   channels will lead to stronger and safer neighborhoods.”   Those interested in joining their neighborhood’s Nextdoor website can visit  www.nextdoor.com and enter their address. If residents have questions about their Nextdoor website, please visit help.nextdoor.com.