Christmas day is not a day off for Dyfed-Powys police officers and staff who are rostered to work.

PC 117 Damian Arthur will be working his first Christmas day as a response officer In Tenby, and plans to celebrate with a family dinner before heading in to work for an evening shift.

“My shift is working evenings on Christmas Day,” he said.

“You know when you become a police officer that you might have to work on Christmas day. It is the nature of a frontline public service role. We are there to help keep our communities safe every day of the year.

“I am lucky really to be working the evening shift as I will be able to open the presents and have Christmas lunch with my family first.

“I will probably have eaten enough at lunchtime to take me through my evening shift!!

“It will be normal policing duties of preventing crime and helping the public for us, although there are Christmas decorations up in the office for a bit of a festive feel.

“Our job is to ensure that if the public need help we are there to provide it, even if it is Christmas. It is business as usual.”

If you need police assistance over Christmas, call handlers will be available 24/7.

Call 999 if there is an immediate threat to a person or property, or 101 to make a non-urgent report.

You can also contact the police by emailing: [email protected] for slow-time, non-emergency queries or advice.