US Alhambra police station opens Weibo account  

美警局首个中文微博帐号在阿市开通 服务华裔民众

当地时间12月9日，美国加利福尼亚州阿罕布拉市警察局长横山与市长沈时康宣布，阿罕布拉警察局官方新浪微博账号(http://weibo.com/alhambrapolice)正式开通。这是美国警方开通的第一个中文微博帐号。 [查看全文]

Los Angeles (CNS) -- The police department of Alhambra, California, on Monday opened an account on Sina Weibo, a China-based microblogging website similar to Twitter, making the account "http://weibo.com/alhambrapolice" the first opened by a US police department.

"Since the city is home to many Chinese residents who haven't gotten used to Twitter, the opening of the account will help the police station better serve the Chinese community in the city," said Alhambra Mayor Stephen Sham.

"The Alhambra Police Department would like to use Weibo as a means of increasing communication and engagement with the Chinese population in Alhambra," said Police Chief Mark Yokoyama.

The newly opened account is also expected to facilitate investment from Chinese businesses in the region.

A recent demographic census shows that over half the residents of Alhambra are of Asian descent, and three-fourths are from the Chinese mainland.

Although some US government agencies have joined Weibo for tourism purposes, the account opened by Alhambra police represents the first Weibo initiative to specifically target Chinese immigrants.