The Ballston Spa Police Department's Facebook and Twitter accounts have been set up to inform the public of news, events, online services, and major incidents related to the Ballston Spa Police Department, the Village of Ballston Spa, and the safety of the public in general. If you follow/like the Ballston Spa Police Department, you can expect Posts and Tweets in reference to some or all of the fo
llowing:
• Operational updates about the policing of certain events.
• News about how the Ballston Spa Police Department is policing Ballston Spa.
• News related to major criminal investigations.
• Appeals for information or assistance from the public.
• Crime prevention advice.
• Community information in reference to special events.
• Information about online services from the Ballston Spa Police Department website and other police related sources.
• Information related to traffic incidents.
• Education of the public in reference to the nature of policing. Liking/Following
If you like/follow the Ballston Spa Police Department on Facebook or Twitter, we will not automatically like/follow you back. Posts/ and Contacting the Ballston Spa Police Department
The Ballston Spa Police Department does not continuously monitor Facebook or Twitter. If you wish to contact the Ballston Spa Police Department, please visit police headquarters at 30 Bath Street Ballston Spa, New York 12020 or call 518-885-5111 for non emergency incident reporting or the BSPD office at 518-885-5033 as always dial 911 in event of an emergency. The Ballston Spa Police Department welcomes feedback and ideas from all of our followers and although we are not able to reply individually to the messages and comments we receive via Facebook or Twitter, we will attempt to read all "Posts/". Although we cannot guarantee that we will be able to read everything marked to our attention, we will try to ensure that any "Emerging Trends" or "Helpful Information" is passed along to the appropriate personnel for evaluation. Do not use Facebook or Twitter to report a criminal act
Facebook and Twitter are not appropriate crime reporting mechanisms. If you are the "Victim Of" or a "Witness To" a criminal act, please use the traditional avenues to contact the Ballston Spa Police Department. This will allow the Ballston Spa Police Department to investigate all reports efficiently and confidentially.
>> Please be aware that malicious communications using Facebook or Twitter may constitute a Criminal Offense and will be investigated appropriately. Availability
The Ballston Spa Police Department will update and monitor its Facebook and Twitter accounts whenever feasible. Facebook or Twitter may occasionally be unavailable and therefore the Ballston Spa Police Department accepts no responsibility for any downtime of the Facebook or Twitter accounts.