{"id":11140,"date":"2011-08-13T13:47:54","date_gmt":"2011-08-13T20:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spiken.wpengine.com\/news\/find-the-washington-state-patrol-for-a-day-on-twitter-and-facebook\/"},"modified":"2016-10-22T23:20:32","modified_gmt":"2016-10-23T06:20:32","slug":"find-the-washington-state-patrol-for-a-day-on-twitter-and-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/find-the-washington-state-patrol-for-a-day-on-twitter-and-facebook\/","title":{"rendered":"Find the Washington State Patrol for a day on Twitter and Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"

To most citizens, the Washington State Patrol<\/a> is made up of people in campaign hats and bow ties, driving white patrol cars with flashing blue lights.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, we\u2019ll pull back the curtain using Twitter and Facebook so people can spend \u201cA Day with the Washington State Patrol.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u201cMost people see only our troopers patrolling the highways and responding to incidents,\u201d said Capt. Jason Berry, commander of the patrol\u2019s office of government and media relations. \u201cWe do a lot of other work we think people will find interesting.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Besides being interesting, Berry said this inside look is also intended to provide transparency.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u201cThe public pays for everything we do. They have a right to know what they\u2019re getting for their money,\u201d Berry said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Starting at 6 a.m. and ending at midnight. WSP will use Twitter and Facebook to show what its employees do every day.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

People will follow troopers making traffic stops or responding to collisions, forensic scientists checking DNA samples, deputy state fire marshal\u2019s conducting fire safety inspections, commercial vehicle enforcement officers inspecting school busses and more.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Nothing will be simulated. The events tweeted will have actually occurred in the minutes before they go out.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

To participate, follow @wastatepatrol or the #daywithwsp. Connect with us on our Facebook page,https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WashingtonStatePatrol<\/a>, as we post more information about the day\u2019s events.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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