As many of us know, one of Boston's famous traditions is the St. Patrick's Day Parade in South Boston. This parade is held every year the Sunday before St. Patrick's Day. Due to increasing public drinking and problems, the Boston Police are cracking down on problems via a technologically savy approach. Police personell are utilizing the internet tool "Twitter" to monitor the days events. If you are attending the event, please be curtious and respectful to the residents of South Boston and follow all typical rules and regulations of the City of Boston.

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"A crime-blotter blog. E-mail alerts. Anonymous tips via text message. Now comes the next high-tech weapon for the Boston Police Department: A sergeant in the emergency dispatch center has been experimenting with Twitter, the micro-blogging tool that facilitates group conversations in 140-character bulletins to subscribers via computers and cellphones."