Protect 2016 gives a unique insight into policing in Warwickshire

WARWICKSHIRE Police and Crime Commissioner Philip Seccombe is supporting Protect 2016, a 10-day initiative which will ‘open the window on policing’ in the county.

The Warwickshire Police initiative is designed to showcase the wide breadth of work that goes into keeping the county safe, allowing the public to see behind the scenes and

Protect 2016 begins this Friday 28th and for the following 10 days will see officers and police staff showcasing the work they carry out each day, from carrying out arrest warrants to conducting licensing checks, crime prevention initiatives and tackling anti-social behaviour.

He’ll also be calling into the force’s Operations and Communications Centre to take part in a 24-hour Tweetathon, which will see the force tweeting an anonymised outline of every call it receives via 101 and 999. The Tweetathon will run from 7am on Friday 28th October with Tweets being sent from @warkspolice1 and using the hashtag #OpProtect.