PIERCE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT
Terms of Use ~ Social Media Sites
The purpose of this page is for the Sheriff’s Department to present information and updates on news, incidents, events, and services which may be of interest to the public, including Pierce County residents, businesses, and visitors. This page also provides information on crime prevention and other public safety tips. Please note
this is a limited public forum and not an open public forum. The Sheriff’s Department reserves the right to hide comments that:
• use vulgar, offensive, threatening or harassing language
• contain personal attacks
• disparage any ethnic, racial or religious group
• promote or incite violence
• advocate illegal activity
• are not related to the posted topic
• promote or oppose any candidate for election to political office or any ballot proposition
• promote or advertise a business or commercial transaction
• infringe on copyrights and/or trademarks
• name a victim of a crime or name a suspect in a crime who is not charged and being sought by law enforcement
Repeat or continuous offenders could be blocked from posting comments. Do not report crime on this Facebook account! This account is not monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; nor is it intended as a tool to report crime. For non-emergency reporting please call 253-798-4721. (2) These Terms of Use apply to the Social Media sites (such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, SnapChat and WordPress) that are managed by the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department. The Sheriff’s Department maintains the right to modify these Terms of Use without notice. (3) User comments expressed on this site do not reflect the opinions and position of Pierce County or its employees. (4) Communications made through social media will in no way constitute a legal or official notice or comment to the County or any official or employee of the County for any purpose.
