The Town of Dover Police Department shares notices about the town and its activities via social media to reach a broader audience and so that interested citizens can also share our information. We encourage you to submit your comments, questions or concerns, but please note this is a moderated online discussion site and not a public forum. The Town of Dover Police Department’s obligations with our
social media platforms require it to enforce their policies with regard to posted comments. The guidelines below are, in part, Dover’s effort to comply with those obligations. Please be courteous, respectful and relevant. Remember that your comments may be read by persons of any age, and are subject to open public records laws. For those who like more detail, we've established the following guidelines. If your post violates them, it will be removed. Once posted,Town of Dover Police Department reserves the right to delete submissions that contain:
vulgar language;
personal attacks of any kind;
offensive comments that target or disparage any ethnic, racial or religious group. Further, the Police Department also reserves the right to delete comments that:
are spam or include links to other sites;
are clearly off topic;
include identical or repeated comments;
contain sexual content or links to sexual content;
advocate illegal activity;
promote particular services, products, or political candidates or organizations;
infringe on copyrights or trademarks;
have the potential to compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems;
are made by persons identifiably under the age of 13;
contain personally identifiable medical information; or contain personal personally identifiable information (PII) such as email addresses, social security numbers, phone numbers or any other information for which a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy. Users who violate this policy may be banned from future commenting or blocked from the social site where the violation occurred. Please note that the comments expressed on the Town of Dover Police Department’s social media site do not reflect the opinions and position of the police department, officers, and employees.
