Information Regarding Nextdoor Letter

The Trenton Police Department has received numerous inquiries about a letter that residents have received from Nextdoor.
Police Chief Rex Ross said Nextdoor is a social networking service for neighborhoods. Based in San Francisco, CA, the company was founded in 2008 and launched in the United States in October 2011. Users of Nextdoor submit their real names and addresses to the website.
Chief Ross said that the City of Trenton, the Trenton Chamber of Commerce and the Trenton Police Department are neither endorsing nor discouraging the use of this service. He encouraged residents to “be vigilant and careful with your private information.”