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St. Paul, Minn. (AP)

BCA uses Facebook to help solve cold cases

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The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is now using Facebook to help solve cold cases.

The BCA set up a page on the social networking site so it could generate new leads on cold cases, as well as call on the public for help in missing persons cases, Amber alerts and more.

The site will also provide the public with information on Internet safety and general crime prevention.

BCA Director of Administrative Services Janell Rasmussen says the agency wants to do everything it can to solve every case it investigates. She says Facebook allows the BCA to reach out to the public in a different way, and get the word out fast in cases where lives might be at stake.

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