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Fighting Crime Through Instagram

by Kokou Adzo 2 years ago2 years ago

In one of our previous articles, we’ve focused on how social media can be used as a viable tool for tracking and locking down on crime. However, did you know that Instagram can actually be used as a tool for crime-fighting?

Officer Eduard Ochoa of the San Francisco Police Department is currently its “Instagram Officer”. His main task? Tracking down offenders and criminal behavior on the photo-centric social media platform. His latest success is a 17-year-old minor wielding a gun on many of his photos. (Perhaps the handle “40glock-” gave it away, too.) The police saw the images and did a probationary search on the minor’s house, which eventually led to a conviction.

Social media can be used to fight crime. See the numbers for yourself in the infographic below.

Via: Criminal Defense Law Firm

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Kokou Adzo is a seasoned professional with a strong background in growth strategies and editorial responsibilities. Kokou has been instrumental in driving companies' expansion and fortifying their market presence. His academic credentials underscore his expertise; having studied Communication at the Università degli Studi di Siena (Italy), he later honed his skills in growth hacking at the Growth Tribe Academy (Amsterdam).