This is the official Facebook page of the Lexington Police Department in Lexington, North Carolina. This page was created to provide people who live and work in Lexington, North Carolina or others with an interest in the Lexington Police Department access to information about the department and a platform with which to interact with officials with the Lexington Police Department. This page is monitored and managed by the Communications Specialist for the City of Lexington and is not monitored 24 hours a day.
Before posting on this page, please review these terms.
• A posting on this page constitutes acceptance of these terms.
• In case of emergency, or if you need police assistance, dial 911.
• Do not use this page to report a crime. To report a crime, call (336) 243-3305.
• If you post information related to a crime on this page, you may be placing yourself
in the position of becoming a witness to a crime and subject yourself to subpoena.
• “Liking” between Lexington Police Officers and a citizen does not indicate endorsement of either person’s actions or comments.
• This site is not intended to be a public forum as defined under the laws of this State and the United States.
• The Lexington Police Department reserves the right to remove and/or block anyone who posts inappropriate material as determined by City Officials. Inappropriate material may include, but not limited to:
• Sexual comments
• Insults, obscenity, vulgar or abusive language
• Opinion advocating or denigrating any particular political party or candidate
• Offensive opinions or comments concerning sensitive public controversy (for example, the death penalty)
• Opinions or comments concerning employee misconduct. The appropriate place to report any allegation or information relating to employee misconduct is the Lexington Police Department at (336) 243-3304
• If you have photos or videos you’d like to share on this page, contact City Communications Specialist at (336) 248-3910.
The Lexington Police Department welcomes every person’s right to express his or her opinion and encourages posters to keep comments related to content on this page. The Lexington Police Department reserves the right to remove any comment or content that is deemed inappropriate or offensive; including, but not limited to, comments that:
• defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or violate the legal rights of others
• include racism, hatred, slander, threats, obscenity, violence, vulgarity
• spam or advertisements
• have personal information about another person or that violate a person’s privacy
• include copyrighted material that belongs to another person
• contain links to inappropriate websites.
City of Lexington Officials responsible for maintaining and overseeing this Facebook page have sole discretion in determining what comments or content may be subject to removal and what person(s) may be subject to being blocked from further comments on its page.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the City of Lexington (City) and Lexington Police Department (LPD) are not obligated to take such actions, and the City and LPD disclaim any and all responsibility and liability for materials deemed inappropriate for posting which cannot be removed in an expeditious and otherwise timely manner.
A comment posted by a member of the public on this site is the opinion of the commentator or poster only, and the posting of a comment does not imply endorsement of, or agreement by, the City or LPD, nor do such comments necessarily reflect their opinions or policies. The City and LPD neither guarantee the authenticity, accuracy, appropriateness or security of external links, websites, or content linked thereto. Any content posted to this site is subject to public disclosure.
