We’re getting ever closer to the hotly anticipated arrival of the man with the long beard, rosey cheeks and wobbly belly. No, I’m not talking about Father Christmas, I’m talking about PC Samson…

In the run up to Christmas, Stratford SNT have joined our jolly friends from the shoplifting team and the #OpResolve team in providing both a visible uniformed presence and a plain clothed presence in the town and at the Maybird Center to deter shoplifting as part of our Op Assure patrols.

This will continue up until the big day and beyond. We want to make it very clear, if you come to our town looking to steal, we will be watching and we will catch you. PC Samson might not look like he’s built for running but he’s got his crocs in sport mode and he’s fast as a whippet over 100m… Don’t end up in the naughty corner…