The Oakland Police Department pulled the plug one day after it had urged the public to start using @OaklandAutoBurg on Instagram & X to send direct messages reporting auto burglaries in progress.
"The auto burglary social media reporting pilot was always intended to be a limited test," the police department said in a social media post. "The test concluded as scheduled and the accounts were deactivated as planned."
"This account will be reactivated ahead of our next test. Thank you to all who participated. The Oakland Police Department will review the results of these tests and evaluate the next steps." In announcing the program, police had asked anyone seeing something suspicious to "DM the details of individuals, & vehicles, and the crime's location. DON'T attempt to stop the crime!"Police were hoping to receive details including descriptions of individuals, vehicles, or license plates, along with the location of the crime.As of Oct.
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