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This is the official page of the South Burlington Police Department in South Burlington, Vermont. This page was created to help connect the police department with the community and guests of the City. This page is monitored and managed by the South Burlington Police Department. Before posting on this page, please review these terms:
• A posting on this page constitutes acceptance of these terms.
• Do not use this page to report a crime. To report a crime, you may call (802) 846-4111 for non-emergencies. For emergencies, dial 911.
• If you have information related to a crime (suspects involved, location, evidence, etc.), you may message the page. We encourage tipsters to contact the Champlain Valley Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-427-8477.
• 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.
• “Friending” or “Liking” between South Burlington Police officers and a citizen does not indicate endorsement of that person’s actions or comments.
• Comments posted by others on the South Burlington Police Department's page are not to be considered the opinion of the South Burlington Police Department; nor does SBPD endorse any third-party comments on this page.
• The South Burlington Police Department reserves the right to remove and/or block anyone who posts inappropriate material as determined by the SBPD.
• The Posting and Takedown Terms do not allow posting of photos or videos by anyone other than authorized members of the South Burlington Police Department.
• The South Burlington Police Department welcomes a person’s right to express his/her opinion and encourages posters to keep comments related to content on this page. Comments on pictures, press releases and other timeline events must be pertinent to the department's post. Irrelevant commenting or spamming is strictly prohibited. We do not allow solicitations or advertisements without prior approval. You may see postings by the SBPD administrators promoting women's self-defense through R.A.D. or pictures of SBPD members participating in local charities or fundraisers. These events and postings have been authorized by SBPD Facebook administrators. The SBPD 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, violence and/or vulgarity,
• spam or advertisements,
• have personal information about another person and/or that violate a person’s privacy,
• include copyrighted material that belongs to another person,
• contain links to inappropriate websites.
• is designed to target a particular organization, group or person as a means to discredit, defame or diminish the group or person's credibility. If you have questions about posting material please contact the South Burlington Police Department's social media team at [email protected]. Please also check out our Twitter page
