Social media comments have prompted Jim Thorpe borough to reevaluate security measures at its 10th Street headquarters that houses both police department and borough offices.

During a borough workshop last week, Police Chief Joe Schatz said recently discovered comments included descriptions of officers' personal vehicles and other threatening remarks.Police do have suspects, but Schatz said the activity hasn't reached the level of criminal activity."We knocked on the door of one of the suspects but got no answer," Schatz said. "We have contacted their probation officer regarding the situation."Schatz didn't go into detail about specific comments, but said, "It's pretty disturbing the things that were being said about our officers."Despite a rise in social media popularity over the last several years, Schatz said it isn't common for people to air their grievances with law enforcement in that forum."We monitor some back-and-forth like someone jumped on one of my officers for not using a turn signal, but for somebody to start putting personal vehicle information out there, we need to keep an eye on that," he said.Lehighton Police Chief Brian Biechy said "knock on wood," that kind of thing hasn't happened on his watch."As far as people being disgruntled about police, I don't think our situation is worse than anyone else," Biechy said. "You have forums out there like Lehigh Valley CopBlock, but I think social media is about letting people voice their opinion as long as it doesn't get out of hand."After the update, Jim Thorpe council turned its attention to additional security items.Upgrades discussed include additional security cameras and increased lighting in the area.Councilman Curtis Jackson, chair of the borough's building committee, asked Schatz to get estimates for the upgrades, which will become a high priority for the municipality.Jim Thorpe has a council meeting on Thursday and a building committee meeting on Feb. 13.