Crime & Safety

Charlotte Police Bust A Move In Lip Sync Battle: WATCH

Have you ever seen a cop floss? Charlotte police showcased their dancing skills in a lip sync challenge released Tuesday afternoon.

CHARLOTTE, NC — Have you ever wondered if those in charge of busting criminals can also bust a move? Well, the wait is over.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department accepted the lip sync challenge and released a video Tuesday afternoon and the results are, shale we say, arresting.

For the last month, law enforcement agencies around the country have been challenging one another to a lip sync battle in what's turned out to be a fun exercise not just for them but observers as well. The videos have shown a softer side to police.

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Set to the feel-good pop song “Can’t Stop The Feeling!” by Justin Timberlake, CMPD officers from crime scene investigators and lab workers to motorcycle cops to CMPD Police Chief Kerr Putney got in on the fun, bopping, flossing and kicking their way through the video released July 17.

Watch the CMPD lip sync video on Facebook.

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Main Photo courtesy of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department

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