Police said to use Facebook to stop punk rock house parties

E-mail exchange between "Joe Sly" and Spelling Bee band members.

(Credit: Spelling Bee)

Police going undercover on social media to catch gangsters and murderers is one thing, but posing as punk rockers to catch bands playing illegal house parties?

That's just what Boston police are allegedly doing, according to Slate.

After a nuisance control ordinance (PDF) passed last year, the city has been working to squelch local punk and indie rock parties featuring loud bands. And to find out where these raucous festivities are taking place -- in order to break them up before they get started -- the police are supposedly sleuthing out party addresses via e-mail and social media.

Acting as fellow punk rockers, the police have allegedly made fake Facebook profiles and also e-mailed various bands asking for directions to parties, according to Slate.

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