S2 - Episode #25: Senior Corporal/PIO Melinda Gutierrez - Dallas Police Department

In this episode, we talk about Dallas PD's use of TikTok for recruitment and connecting to the younger age groups.

Melinda's BIO: Melinda is an experienced Public Information Officer in the Office of the Dallas Police Department. Previously I was assigned to the Northeast Patrol Division as a patrol officer and also as a Neighborhood Police Officer from March 1999 to July 2008.

In August of 2008, I was transferred to the Jack Evans Police Headquarters to help facilitate the department's fleet. While working as a fleet coordinator, I was promoted to Senior Corporal. As a fleet coordinator, I was responsible for the operational readiness and maintenance of the department's entire fleet of police vehicles. I was part of the team that was instrumental with the color change of the department's future fleet vehicles, taking them from blue/white to black/white.

In February of 2011, I became the department's Social Media Manager and a Public Information Officer, tasked with managing and maintaining the department's social media accounts. As a PIO, I have served the department through numerous high-profile incidents and emergencies. I continue to serve as a PIO and Social Manager.  I am an experienced Public Information Officer in the Office of the Dallas Police Department. Previously I was assigned to the Northeast Patrol Division as a patrol officer and also as a Neighborhood Police Officer from March 1999 to July 2008.

In August of 2008, I was transferred to the Jack Evans Police Headquarters to help facilitate the department's fleet. While working as a fleet coordinator, I was promoted to Senior Corporal. As a fleet coordinator, I was responsible for the operational readiness and maintenance of the department's entire fleet of police vehicles. I was part of the team that was instrumental in the color change of the department's future fleet vehicles, taking them from blue/white to black/white.

In February of 2011, I became the department's Social Media Manager and a Public Information Officer, tasked with managing and maintaining the department's social media accounts. As a PIO, I have served the department through numerous high-profile incidents and emergencies. I continue to serve as a PIO and Social Manager.