Marblehead Police Start Tweeting

Marblehead Police Chief Robert Picariello opened a Twitter account Monday —@mheadpolice

By Tuesday afternoon the department had 80 followers.

The venture into the world of social media offers another tool to communicate, to inform people about everything from parking to police news.

The department already has an app — mypd  — which can be accessed on Google Marketplace or the iPhone app store.

Twitter, like reverse 911, is another line of communication to the public.

For now, as the department takes its first steps into Twitter-land, the chief will be the lone tweeter.

But he foresees a time, once the account is established, when others in the department join the tweeting, making the conversation 24/7.

Entering the conversation made sense, the chief said.

“I think it is where people are,” the police chief said.

Here are the department's first three tweets, as of Tuesday at 6 p.m., with the most recent at the top:

• Marblehead Police ‏@Mheadpolice6h

NOT anticipating the off street parking to end before April 15th this year due to late storms and the need to sweep streets.

• Marblehead Police ‏@Mheadpolice25 Mar

@afalk thanks

• Marblehead Police ‏@Mheadpolice25 Mar

Welcome to our new Twitter feed. We hope this will be both interesting and informative. More to come...