This page is not monitored 24/7. Please call 911 or 770-477-3550 ext. 8 for immediate police assistance. This site is intended to serve as a mechanism for communication between the public and the Lake City Police Department and is designated as a Limited Public Forum to further the mission of the department. We encourage members of the public to like our page, respectfully interact and share ideas
as long as they follow our terms of use. Prior to posting comments on this Limited Public Forum, users must review and agree to the Terms of Use of the Lake City Police Department. A submitted comment or posting on this page shall constitute an acknowledgement and agreement of these standards. The Lake City Police Department has a right to report violations to the service provider. DENIAL OF ACCESS
The Lake City Police Department welcomes a person’s right to express his or her opinion. However, all comments and posts to this page are monitored and reviewed by the department for compliance with our terms of use. The Lake City Police Department reserves the right to restrict, remove or delete any comments or posts found to be in violation of any Lake City Police Department Policy. TERMS OF USE GUIDELINES
Consistent with the purpose of this Limited Public Forum, First Amendment principles, the Georgia Open Records Act, and guidance from the Office of the Georgia Attorney General, the Lake City Police Department moderates all content posted on social media pages managed by the Lake City Police Department. As such, we may restrict or remove comments or posts that contain:
▪️Profanity, offensive language, or sexual content
▪️Offensive terms targeting protected classes
▪️Commercial advertisements or solicitations
▪️Spam of any kind to include excessive posting of the same content
▪️Links to websites that may be offensive or inappropriate
▪️Any information not subject to release under Georgia open record laws
▪️Content that suggests, encourages, or promotes violent or illegal activity
▪️Information that might compromise investigative integrity or the safety and security of members of the department or the public
▪️Information that violates the legal ownership, interest of another party, infringes on copyrights, trademarks, or intellectual property
▪️Threats or language that is discriminatory, obscene, hateful, profane, or otherwise abusive
▪️Content that is defamatory or otherwise harmful to the reputation of an identifiable person or organization
▪️Off-topic, repetitive, copy-and-pasted, or automated posts
▪️Promotion or endorsement of political candidates, campaigns, or partisan electioneering
▪️Personal identifying information, including (but not limited to) identification numbers, phone numbers, email addresses, or home addresses
We fully support every individual’s right to free speech and do not intend to limit lawful expression. However, the categories listed above go beyond the intended purpose of LCPD’s social media platforms and may disrupt productive conversation or raise safety and legal issues.
