Police struck an interesting deal with a fugitive in Connecticut.
Jose Simms negotiated with police that if his wanted poster got 15,000 “likes” on Facebook, that he would turn himself in… and they took him up on it.
The post reads:
Regardless of the number of “Likes” this post receives, we will continue to utilize the resources we have available to us to locate both suspects and take them into custody. LT. Barown
***UPDATE*** We are getting a lot of inquiries as to if Mr. Simms has turned himself in yet. As of now he has not. We will update the post again when he does turn himself in. Thank you to everyone who liked the post and messaged us with info. It’s all appreciated. -Lt. Johnson
Here’s an interesting one…Jose Simms (The first warrant pictured) negotiated with me earlier this week (Through Facebook) and has agreed to turn himself in to Torrington Police if we can get 15,000 “likes” on this post (I said 10,000 he wanted 20,000, we split). It will be difficult but is doable. So please, “like” this post, and while you’re at it share it, Tweet it, Instagram it, Snapchat it, WUPHF it,(Thanks Jared!) (Pronounced Woof, its a reference to the television show, ‘The Office’…nevermind 😀 ), or use whatever other platforms are out there that I don’t know about. Then again, if you know where either of these guys are, you could always let us know that too, it’d save everyone from the suspense of the 15K….Let’s get it!! (L/BJOH, 5/22/19 @ 0302 hrs)
So, is this ethical? And, what behavior should we expect from law enforcement agencies on social media?
In this podcast above, hear from Dr. Jeffrey Bumgarner, North Dakota State University Department Head and Professor of Criminal Justice and Political Science.
