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In the 24 hours after Twitter last week eliminated the blue check mark that historically served as a means of identifying public agencies, at least 11 new accounts began impersonating the Los Angeles Police Department.More than 20 purported to be various agencies of the federal government.Someone pretending to be the mayor of New York City promised to create a Department of Traffic and Parking Enforcement and slash police funding by 70 percent.

Stephanie Slocum and her husband have owned a bicycle shop in San Jose for just over a year and during most of that time, it's been a game of financial whack-a-mole.They've replaced five smashed windows and lost two bikes to theft.The total cost for repairs and replacements for Upshift Cycles on The Alameda? $20,000.