Campus Cops Track Facebook for Lawbreakers

Police have gathered intel on the cyberbeat for years

By Ambreen Ali, Newser User

Posted Apr 6, 2009 4:10 AM CDT

(Newser) – As teenagers embrace social networking, campus cops have started using Facebook and MySpace to prevent brawls, monitor gangs, and—in one case—identify an armed robber based on clothing he wore in his profile picture. Officers assigned to the cyberbeat regularly scour thousands of students'... Read full story »

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