Welcome to the Official Mason City Police Dept Facebook Page. Emergencies - Dial 911. Please read the "Terms of Use" tab before posting on this page.
This is the official Facebook page of the Mason City Police Department in Mason City, Iowa. This page was created to provide people who live and work in Mason City, Iowa, or others with an interest in the Mason City Police Department, access to information about the Mason City Police Department and a platform with which to interact with the Mason City Police Department. This page is monitored and managed by the Crime Prevention Coordinator of the Mason City Police Department. This page is not monitored 24/7.
The Mason City Police Department manages this page as a limited public forum and therefore the following conditions apply:
• 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 or leave a tip dial 641-421-3636 extension 0 to reach police dispatch or 1-800-383-0088 to leave an anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers of North Central Iowa. You can also submit an anonymous tip through the link on the Mason City Police Department website: http://www.masoncity.net/pView.aspx?id=17966&catid=481.
• 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 and in certain situations endangering yourself or others.
• The use of the “Like” feature or “Friending” between Mason City Police Department officers and a citizen does not indicate endorsement of that person’s actions or comments.
• Comments posted by others on the Mason City Police Department Facebook page(s) are not to be considered the opinion of the Mason City Police Department; nor does Mason City Police Department endorse any third party comments on this page.
• The Mason City Police Department reserves the right to remove and/or block anyone who posts inappropriate material as determined by the Mason City Police Department.
• The Mason City Police Department does not allow posting of photos or videos by anyone other than authorized members of the Mason City Police Department.
• If you have photos or videos you’d like to share on this page, contact the Crime Prevention Coordinator at 641-421-2716.
• If you are looking for more information about Mason City Police Department please visit http://www.masoncity.net/pView.aspx?id=17966&catid=481.
The Mason City Police Department welcomes a person’s right to express his/her opinion and encourages posters to keep comments related to content on this page. The Mason City Police Department reserves the right to remove any comments that are inappropriate or offensive without prior notice, 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 advertise,
• could harm the safety or well-being of one of our employees, including personal attacks,
• promote or advocate illegal activity,
• are off-topic,
• are repetitive or duplicative,
• are considered organized political activity,
• have personal information about another person, personal identifying information, or violate a person’s privacy,
• include copyrighted material that belongs to another person,
• contain links to inappropriate websites.
