Looting In Philadelphia: How Social Media Is Playing A Key Role

By Dan Snyder, CBS Philadelphia

September 29, 2023

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Investigators say social media has played such a key role in a rash of looting this week in Philadelphia.

Both for criminals and for the police trying to catch them.

At the Delaware Valley Intelligence Center in South Philly, the Philadelphia Police Department is monitoring public social media posts to try to stay ahead of these large criminal meetups.

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