Blackpool Police To Give Residents Behind The Scenes Insight
POLICE in Blackpool are giving residents a behind the scenes insight into life on the front line this New Years Eve.
Immediate response officers, who are first to respond to 999 calls, are taking to Twitter and Facebook on one of the busiest nights of the year.
Officers will be sharing details of the jobs they deal with alongside other facts and figures about their work.
This is the second time the team have held a social media takeover after the previous one, which was held in July, reached 158,500 people on Facebook and over 110,000 people on Twitter.
PC Matt Walters who is organising the social media takeover, said: “We want to give people an idea of what we do and an insight into the work of frontline officers in Blackpool on one of our busiest nights of the year.
“We are always the first on the scene which means we attend a huge range of call outs – from break in’s to assaults and alcohol related disorder.”
PC Walters said he hoped the night of social media activity would help people understand the work they do better – and help get across key information to keep residents safe.
PC Walters, who is based at Blackpool police station, on Bonny Street, added: “This is the second time we have done a social media takeover. The previous one which we ran in July was so successful and we received so many positive comments that we decided to run it again.
“Hopefully it will help improve relations with the public and give people an insight into life as a frontline officer working on New Years Eve.
The takeover will take place on New Years Eve between 5pm and 3am. To follow the takeover, search for hashtag #team3takeover or follow Blackpool Police on Facebook and Twitter