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November 9, 2015

Dearborn Police Department Joins Residents on Nextdoor, the Private Social Network for Neighborhoods

The Free and Private Social Network for Neighborhoods Will Connect Dearborn Police and Residents Online

              Dearborn, MI. — Dearborn Police Department announced today a partnership with Nextdoor (www.nextdoor.com), the free and private social network for neighborhoods, to build stronger, safer communities with the help of residents.

This integration with Nextdoor will enable the Dearborn Police Department to communicate online with Dearborn neighborhoods. Residents and Dearborn Police Officals will be able to work together to increase safety and strengthen virtual neighborhood watch.

 “This partnership with Nextdoor gives neighbors an easy way to not only get to know each other, but develop stronger relationships with their Dearborn Police Officers”, said  Chief Ronald Haddad. “We believe that building trust and constant communication channels will lead to stronger and safer neighborhoods.”

Nextdoor has proven to be an essential and well-adopted tool, both locally in Dearborn as well as nationally, with more than 40% of neighborhoods using Nextdoor across the country.

With Nextdoor, Dearborn residents can create private neighborhood websites to share information, including neighborhood public safety issues, community events and activities, local services, and even lost pets.

The Dearborn Police Department will be able to share helpful information with Nextdoor members, such as important crime alerts, emergency notifications, safety precautions and tips, details for events and crime prevention meetings, and updates on activity affecting the local area to Nextdoor websites within Dearborn. However, the Dearborn Police Department will not be able to access residents’ websites, contact information, or content.

Nextdoor is free for residents and the Dearborn Police Department. Each Dearborn neighborhood has its own private Nextdoor neighborhood website, accessible only to residents of that neighborhood. Neighborhoods establish and self-manage their own Nextdoor website. All members must verify that they live within the neighborhood before joining Nextdoor. Information shared on Nextdoor is password protected and cannot be accessed by Google or other search engines.

Those interested in joining their neighborhood’s Nextdoor website can visit www.nextdoor.com and enter their address. If residents have questions about their Nextdoor website, please visit help.nextdoor.com.