'We aren't the Republicans': Why Newfoundland police are embroiled in an RNC mixup

In this file photo (CTV News), a Royal Newfoundland Constabulary crest is shown on the police department's Facebook page.
In this file photo (CTV News), a Royal Newfoundland Constabulary crest is shown on the police department’s Facebook page.

By Josh Elliot, CTV News, July 20, 2016 

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary wants everyone to know that it is not responsible for, or affiliated with, the Republican party’s presidential candidate Donald Trump.

The Canadian police department has seen a surge in misdirected attention this week, as social media users discussing the Republican National Convention continue to use the wrong handle on Twitter.

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