Good Morning

We have come to know about a newly formed community funded project that claims to be operating around Blackburn. This group claims that it is working alongside Local Police, carrying ID cards and wearing uniform, however, this is not the case.  

Recently there has been an increase in people using the title of police officers in various ways to deceive members of the public for their own gains. 

If you are stopped or contacted by anyone who claims to be a police officer please ensure you carry out the following checks, especially if you believe they are impersonating an officer:

A genuine police officer will gladly allow you time to make checks and return with the query to ensure your confidence in policing.

Fraud has become more sophisticated, we must try to do our due diligence to ourselves.

Thank you and Stay Safe.