Santa Claus is coming to Lancashire - Festive film aims to spoil Christmas for criminals
Friday, 14 December, 2012
Armed Response Training
Burnley Police and Community
PCs Richard Newson, Claire West, George McDowall, Darren West
A QUIRKY new video is being used as part of Lancashire Constabulary's seasonal crime prevention campaign aimed at spoiling Christmas for criminals.
The low budget video features members of the force and communities from across the county getting into the festive spirit - singing to 'Santa Claus is coming to town'.
School children, students and community groups from across Blackpool, Blackburn, Brinscall and Preston are seen singing and dancing with members of their local neighbourhood team, police dogs, horses and the Constabulary's operations support unit. Also shown are officers from the Channel Four documentary '999 What's your emergency' which was filmed in Blackpool.
The three minute video comes as part of Lancashire Constabulary's Christmas campaign - Bah Humbug - which will see residents being offered useful advice to help them keep both themselves and their property safe over the festive period.
The campaign will remind home owners, motorists, revellers and shoppers to be on their guard and will also send a clear message to criminals that they can expect to face police action if they commit crime in the county.
Blackburn response officer Sgt Louis Boyle from Lancashire Constabulary's Eastern Division said: "We want people to enjoy themselves over the festive period but we want to make it clear that we will be doing our best to spoil Christmas for criminals.
"The video is just one of the tactics we are using to get across crime prevention messages, which are so important at this time of year. It's designed to be a creative and innovative whilst showing a side of the police that people don't normally see such as riot training and the work of dog handlers and police horses.
"Hopefully the messages in the video will stay in people's heads at a time when they could quite easily be distracted by the excitement of Christmas. People should be reassured that police officers, PCSOs and staff from across the county will be working hard over the festive period to keep people safe and we wish everyone - except criminals - a very Merry Christmas."
To watch the video please click here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83g2n5I8pv8
For further crime prevention advice people can visit www.lancashire.police.uk or the Constabulary's Facebook and Twitter pages @LancsPolice #BahHumbug.
