As a full-service law enforcement agency, we seek to keep our community informed and we use social media as tool to provide information and encourage community engagement. We make reasonable efforts to ensure the information posted is both current and correct. Information about arrests, charges filed, bookings, and court proceedings and dispositions are open records and available to any member of
the public who wishes to make an inquiry. As always, all defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. All users who wish to interact with this page are bound by the terms outlined below:
Norton Kansas Police Department Facebook Terms
This is the official page of the Norton Kansas Police Department in Norton, Kansas. This page was created to provide people who live and work in Norton, KS or others with an interest in the Norton Police Department access to information about the Norton Police Department and a platform with which to interact with the Norton Police Department. This page is monitored and managed by the Norton Police Department. The Norton Police Department manages this page as a limited public forum and therefore the following conditions apply:
• A posting on this page constitutes acceptance of these terms.
• This page is not monitored 24/7. In case of emergency, or if you need police assistance, dial 911.
• Do not use this page to report a crime. To report a crime, dial 911, or dial (785) 877-5010 for non-emergencies.
• If you post information related to a crime on this page, you may be placing yourself in the position of becoming a witness to a crime and subject yourself to subpoena and in certain situations endangering yourself or others.
• “Friending” between Norton Police Department officers and a citizen does not indicate endorsement of that person’s actions or comments.
• Comments posted by others on the Norton Kansas Police Department page(s) are not to be considered the opinion of the Norton Police Department, nor does the Norton Police Department endorse any third-party comments on this page.
• The Norton Police Department reserves the right to remove and/or block anyone who posts inappropriate material as determined by the Norton Police Department.
• The Norton Police Department does not allow posting of photos or videos by anyone other than members of the Norton Police Department.
• If you have photos or videos you would like to share on this page, contact the Norton Police Department via our page. The Norton Police Department welcomes a person’s right to express his/her opinion and encourages posters to keep comments related to content on this page. The Norton Police Department reserves the right to remove any comments that are inappropriate or offensive, including comments that:
• defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or violate the legal rights of others;
• include racism, hatred, slander, threats, obscenity, or vulgarity;
• incite or promote violence, or other illegal activities;
• spam or advertisements;
• could harm the safety or well-being of one of our employees, including personal attacks;
• are off-topic;
• have personal information about another person or that violate a person’s privacy;
• include copyrighted material that belongs to another person;
• contain links to inappropriate websites or malware.
