With 80% of all crime in Humberside being committed by just 20% of offenders, this Christmas our most prolific criminals will be hand delivered a Christmas card to remind them ‘we are watching you’.
1000 Christmas cards have been ordered and will be divided across the whole force, splitting them up to 250 cards per local authority area (East Riding, Hull, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire).
The concept has been used by Humberside Police sporadically for several years, and history tells us, a little ‘reminder’ from the blue line in a light hearted manner is often well perceived, and in most cases makes the offenders consider their actions.
The Christmas cards will be hand delivered to known burglars, shop lifters, violent offenders, car thieves and drug dealers in the first week of December.
The card reads; ‘YOU DON’T WANT TO SPEND CHRISTMAS WITH US!’ and inside says ‘Thinking of you during the festive season. Don’t be a pudding this Christmas! Police will be working as usual over the festive period. If you are caught committing crime we will arrest you – be warned.’
The Criminal Christmas cards form part of the forces month long ‘Operation Yuletide’ Christmas campaign, which is being run between 1st until 31st December and will cover an array of topics such as; key information regarding personal safety, retail crime, Christmas burglary and road safety.
