NEW SPRING CAMPAIGN AGAINST CRIME
The success of late night police cycle patrols in various parts of the country has prompted Froghill Constabulary to take the concept one step further.
From the beginning of April, as part of the ‘Spring into Action against Crime’ campaign, the town centre streets will be policed by pairs of officers mounted on pogo sticks.
“The cycle patrol initiative has proved successful elsewhere in the country mainly due to the fact that it increases police visibility,” said Alan ‘The Hammer’ Hardman, Chief Inspector for the Froghill area.
“People these days simply do not expect to see coppers on bikes. And it is this increase in visibility that has had a deterrent effect upon the young thugs who plague our streets after dark.
“So we decided to pick up the ball and run with it,” said the Chief Inspector. “After all, if it works for coppers on bicycles, how much more should it work for coppers on pogo sticks?”
In addition to equipping night-time patrols with pogo sticks, the new campaign will see policemen wearing heavily studded leather uniforms, Jason Voorhees masks and luminous helmets. Officers will also be equipped with voice synthesisers to make them sound more gruff and frightening.
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18/03/07 @ 18:20