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Treacle, Foam, Pavlova - how do Greater Manchester Police choose the names for their operations?
08.05.2021 - 22:56 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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What’s in a name? Well, nothing much, apparently.
Or at least that’s the case when it comes to police operations, which often use unusual nouns.
Pavarotti, Island, Challenger and Foam have all been used by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) for various operations in recent years.
And you’d be forgiven for thinking they may have a some significance.
But in truth operation names are mostly picked at random.
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