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Palos Park PD is Going Live This Saturday!

The Palos Park Police Department is once again giving the public the chance to experience a night on the beat via Facebook Live.

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Nicholas Baker, Patch Mayor

PALOS PARK, IL -- Palos Park police officers will be live streaming their shift on Facebook this Saturday, June 30th, answering 911 calls in real time. The stream begins at 6PM, and ends at 2AM.

As an officer patrols and answers calls, a colleague will use an iPad to shoot video of a night on patrol in Palos Park.

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Starting with the 6PM Saturday night roll call, officers will show people around the world about everyday police work. Like most police departments, Palos Park uses social media to show people around the country a night in the life of a police officer while most sleep soundly at home.

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Be sure to add Palos Park PD on Facebook, and turn on posting notifications so you can catch the live feed as soon as it starts!

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