Follow @Hingham_Police on Twitter During Global Police-Tweet-A-Thon

The Hingham Police Department will participate in a 24-hour tweet-a-thon on Friday to raise awareness about law enforcement and police work.

Over 150 police departments will participate in Friday’s Global Police-Tweet-A-Thon to highlight the use of social media in the police force.

Local residents can follow @Hingham_Police  on Twitter, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. as they tweet out Hingham happenings. 

On Friday morning, the department has already tweeted about parking complaints on Main Street and Shipyard Drive and an alarm at Linden Ponds.

Each department will be using the hashtag, #poltwt.

The Global Police Tweet-A-Thon was organized Lauri Stevens, founder of LAwS Communications, according to the Dover Police Department.

"We are excited to bring together police agencies around the world in this first of its kind social media event," Stevens said in a press statement. "We hope it sends the message to non-law enforcement that their police officers are up to speed with social media, and that they should use the channel to talk with police officers and to be stewards of public safety."