About Us

OUR SOCIAL MEDIA USERS POLICY

While Dade County Sheriff's Office encourages viewers to actively engage in open communication on our social media by contributing comments and conversations related to community safety and well-being, we remind viewers that the statements and opinions expressed in posted comments represent those of the party responsible for the posting, and do not reflect the overarching views or goals of this service.

Dade County Sheriff's Office does not guarantee that information posted by users is accurate, and disclaims any liability for loss or damages resulting from reliance on any such information.

Dade County Sheriff's Office does not endorse or support any private or commercial entity or the information, products, or services contained on those websites that may be reached through links on our page.

Dade County Sheriff's Office reserves the right to remove any post that does not align with the social media's purpose of serving the public with unbiased, factual information and resources. 

Grounds for removal include postings containing or suggesting any of the following:

*Profanity, obscenity, or vulgarity

*Hate speech or the suggestion thereof

*Off-topic and unrelated comments that do not focus on emergency services and Community safety and well-being objectives in Dade County.

*Inappropriate pictures, including nudity, indecency, and inhumanity in a profile and/or posted pictures

*Defamation to a person, or a group of people

*Name-calling and/or personal attacks

*Comments designed to sell a product or service

*Spam, including identical comments posted repeatedly

*Language that infringes on copyrights

*Suggestion or advocacy of illegal activity

*Links to non-governmental or unrelated websites

*Any other postings that the Dade County Sheriff's Office deems inappropriate for public viewership

In deference to victims, witnesses, and their families, and Community stakeholders, comments that are not directly related to the subject matter posted may be deleted.

We will always refrain from responding on social media to inquiries on active and past emergency calls. This is necessary in order to protect the privacy of the parties involved.

All comments, images, links, and stories posted on the Dade County Sheriff's Office social media, will be reviewed in as timely a manner as possible, and muted or hidden if not in compliance with the policy standard stated above. 

In order to properly protect your privacy, we strongly advise visitors not to post confidential information on our social media. 

Dade County Sheriff's Office reserves the right to modify its comment policy at any time.