Northampton: Thousands of bees swarm from police headquarters

Police were involved in a “sting operation” when thousands of bees swarmed into their offices, forcing them to evacuate.

The flying insects invaded Northamptonshire Police Headquarters at Wootton Hall on Thursday, just as a Facebook Live session with the public was due to begin.

The event had to be canceled and a local beekeeper was called in to safely remove the swarm.

Police shared footage of the bees on social media using the hashtags #beesintheboardroom and #stingoperation.

In the short clip, the bees could be seen swarming around a window with a clearly audible loud buzz.

The force wrote: “Soooo we had a Facebook Live Q&A scheduled for today for reaction control.

“However, the space we are making them in has been occupied by a swarm of bees. There are 1000!

“We’ve had to reschedule it for now but will be announcing a new date soon so keep an eye on this space.”

An update was later given on the fiasco, saying the beekeeper was in the process of safely removing the insects.

“However, @NorthantsChief asked if we could find uniforms that were small enough and use them for work,” he added.

The event led to members of the public suggesting Northhamptonshire Police would send out a “SWAT team”, while another said officers should give the bees a dispersal order.

One person joked, “No luck catching the bees then,” referring to the police comedy Hot Fuzz starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost.

The troupe replied, “We’d have better luck with swans…”

Another added, “You guys must dust our leg with this tweet,” while one person quipped, “Beware it could be a honey trap!”

The live Q&A that was due to take place with Inspector Gareth Court and the head of the local police force, Chief Superintendent Adam Ward, is to be postponed.

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