Lancashire Constabulary is the police force responsible for policing the county of Lancashire in the North West of England. The force's headquarters are at Hutton, in the city of Preston. The force has over 3000 officers as well as 500 Police Community Support Officers. The routine patrol officer is not armed but does carry a Baton, a CS spray, and handcuffs. All officers and civilian members of staff are required to wear a stab proof vest when on duty and "not in an office environment"; most choose to wear their vest at all times. Red Lancashire rose Lancashire is a county of England, lying on the Irish Sea. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK... Preston is a city and local government district in North West England. ... In the United Kingdom, a Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) is a uniformed civilian working with the Police. ... Baton refers to: Dictionary meaning The term baton refers to any of several types of cylindrical or tapered instruments composed of a wide variety of materials, and of differing functions: A baton (billy, billy club, nightstick, riot stick) is a type of striking/parrying weapon, staff or club, typically used... chemical structure of CS gas CS gas (commonly called tear gas), or ortho-chloro-benzal malonitrile, is a usually non-lethal riot control agent. ... Rigid handcuffs in holster, as used by UK police A model cuffed with handcuffs, waist chain, and thumbcuffs Police arrest and handcuff a woman on a boat. ...

Although officers are not rountinely armed, Lancashire has several Armed Response Teams carring G36 Assault Guns, Glock pistols and Taser guns. The force also has a Eurocopter helicopter based at BAE Warton, near Preston. H&K G36 The Heckler und Koch Gewehr Model 36 (company designation G36, Bundeswehr designation ) is a modular weapon system designed in West Germany in the 1980s and 1990s. ... GLOCK is an Austrian defense contractor (named after the founder Gaston Glock) founded in 1963 in Deutsch-Wagram, near Vienna, Austria. ... Summary An electroshock gun or stun gun, is a weapon used for subduing a person by administering an electric shock. ... The Eurocopter Group is a global helicopter manufacturing and support company formed in 1992 from the merger of the helicopter divisions of French Aérospatiale and German DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG (DASA). ... BAe evolution since 1955 until 1999 merger to form BAE Systems British Aerospace (BAe) was a British aircraft manufacturer, now part of BAE SYSTEMS. The company was formed on April 29, 1977 by the Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act. ... Preston is a city and local government district in North West England. ...

The force is split into eight Divisions, six geographical and two tactical. However, the split is approximate, and Divisions are deliberately vague, giving a seamless approach to policing in the Lancashire area. The geographical Divisons and their headquarters are as follows:

• Northern - Lancaster
• Western - Blackpool
• Central - Preston
• Southern - Leyland
• Eastern - Blackburn
• Pennine - Burnley

The remaining two tactical divisions, labelled only "G" and "T", are based at the force headquarters in Preston.