Pioneer "Social Media Officer" Solves Crime Using Twitter

While the uniformed officers scout a scene, Toronto Constable Scott Mills is sending tweets. And he’s on the clock.

Mills is one of the first social media officers in Canada, and while working with the Toronto Police Service he leverages Twitter, Facebook and Youtube to crack cases. In just 140 characters, he might be able to find the lead of a lifetime.

As profiled in the Toronto Star, Mills reaches out to the internet population of the city of Toronto on a daily basis, attempting to find leads he otherwise wouldn’t have noticed.

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