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Montgomery County, Md. - The Montgomery County Police Department has partnered with a new social networking site to improve communication between them and the residents they protect.

It is called Nextdoor.com and will be used by police to quickly post important information such as crime alerts, safety updates, and community events for neighborhood residents to see.

Police officials say the site gives each neighborhood its own webpage.

So far, more than 400 Montgomery County communities have already signed up for the free service.

"We have been discussing this for months with the people at Nextdoor, said Sergeant Rebecca Innocenti. They've helped us create neighborhoods that coincide with our police districts. So we know what neighborhoods receive what information and if there is an incident occurring in a certain area, we know which area to push that information out to."

In addition to police communication, Nextdoor is also set up for the residents to use amongst themselves, allowing them to privately send messages to each other.

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Police department partners with social network - WHAG