Dance-off involving cops sweeps Internet

SINGAPORE — Police departments around the world are facing off against each other but there is no need for Interpol to get worried. Men (and women) in blue from police departments in New Zealand, Australia, Finland, Scotland, England, and the United States are dancing to Ghost Town DJ’s  “My Boo” and challenging other police departments around the world to take them on.

It started with the New Zealand Police posting a Facebook video on Tuesday (May 3) doing what is called the Running Man challenge and then challenging officers from seven Australian forces, the Isles of Scilly in the United Kingdom and the police departments of New York and Los Angeles to show off their own dance moves.

Police Scotland, London’s Metropolitan Police, officers in Oulu, Finland, and various police departments in Australia demonstrated their good sportsmanship and dance ability (or lack thereof) in subsequent videos. The Australian Federal Police have challenged the Federal Bureau of Investigations in the US, but the FBI has yet to respond.

Other uniformed personnel have since joined in, notably the fire service departments in New Zealand, Australia and Scotland.

The Running Man Challenge took off in April when two University of Maryland basketball players posted videos of themselves doing the dance. It first took hold among sports teams before the cops in New Zealand decided to take it to a whole new level.

No word yet on whether the Home Team in Singapore have any plans to join in.