LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT
Public Safety Communications
City Council Meeting
March 21, 2023
2 Public Safety Communications: Overview
2 • Community Liaison Officer
• Alert Long Beach
• Emergency Alerts
• Social Media
• News Releases
• LBPD Blotter
3 Community Liaison Officer (CLO)
3 Engages and shares information
with the impacted community after a
critical incident such as an officer
involved shooting or SWAT Call-Out.
• Once command has been established
at a scene, the incident commander will
designate an officer to serve as a CLO.
• The CLO will with walk the perimeter of
the incident and will interact with the
community to inform them of what
occurred and determine if there are
additional witnesses to the incident within
the crowd of onlookers.
• The goal is to strengthen the relationship
with the public, and to assist the
department in developing a more
thorough investigation.
4 Alert Long Beach
4 • The primary use of the system is to disseminate
messages pertaining to the health, safety or welfare of the community that is being affected by a perceived,
emerging, or imminent emergency event.
• Alert LB messages are used to communicate road
closures and other emergency-related information to the community. These messages are sent via text and/or
email, depending on the recipient's preference.
• Recipients opt in to receive alerts for specific locations, such as their home or place of work. Alert LB messages
are geotargeted to where recipients opt in, not to where they currently are located.
https://www.longbeach.gov/disasterpreparedness/
alert-long-beach/
• If disseminated to the general public, could assist in the safe recovery of the victim, or identification of an at-risk missing person. 5 Emergency Alerts
5 • 65+ years or older, developmentally
disabled or cognitively impaired
• In danger because of age, health,
mental or physical disability,
environment or weather conditions
• Person has gone missing under
unexplained or suspicious
circumstances
• Confirmation that an abduction has
occurred or a child was taken
• Victim is under 17 years of age, or an
individual with a proven mental or
physical disability
• Imminent danger of serious bodily
injury or death
6 Preliminary Information Releases to the Media
6 • Public Information Officers (PIOs) and Watch
Commanders provide preliminary information to the
media for breaking news incidents.
• Between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. daily, media contact the
Communications Division for routine and breaking
news inquiries. These are handled by full-time PIOs.
• From 6 p.m. to 8 a.m., media can request information
on breaking news incidents by calling 562.570.5273
(LBPD) and requesting a call back from the Watch
Commander.
7 Social Media Communications
7 INITIAL ALERT
UPDATE #2
INITIAL NOTICE
• PIOs utilize LBPD’s social media
accounts to share updates about
road closures, active investigations,
and other public safety information.
• Facebook @LongBeachPD.CA
• Instagram @LongBeachPD.CA
• Twitter @LBPD
UPDATE #1
8 LBPD Blotter
8 • At about 10 a.m. each day, the
department’s public information
office updates the blotter on LBPD’s
website with any significant activity
over the last 24 hours, including
shootings, stabbings, traffic
fatalities, murders, and any other
notable incidents such as
enforcement efforts and arrests.
9 Nextdoor and Neighbors by Ring
• LBPD has established official
accounts with Nextdoor and
Neighbors by Ring as additional
platforms to communicate with the
Long Beach community.
• Both sites will be used by the
department to share important
public safety information with the
community. The department will be
able to tailor posts to impacted
geographic areas.
10 Thank You
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