'Bad actors' seize Zachary police Facebook page, then post nudes and anti-cop rhetoric

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'Bad actors' seize Zachary police Facebook page, then post nudes and anti-cop rhetoric

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A police department Facebook page that targets criminals with light-hearted posts about their exploits became a target itself when a hacker took over for a couple of weeks.

Zachary Police Chief David McDavid said he lost use of the agency's Facebook page, along with others for his mayoral campaign and for his personal use, but that he was able to "regain control of the page, secure it and remove the bad actors.”

The chief said he didn't know how the accounts were hacked.

The hacker changed the police department page's profile picture and changed the name of the Facebook page to “Police United States.” It identified the site as belonging to a “Gaming video creator.” McDavid said nudity and anti-police rhetoric were also posted to the page.

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