Two police officers have apologised after setting their sirens off too frequently during a debate with schoolchildren over what they sound they make.
In an attempt to settle the age old question of what sirens actually sounds like - the options were 'nee-nah' and 'woo-woo' - the police community support officers (PCSOs) sounded their siren several times during a visit to Haydonleigh Primary School in Swindon.
The PCSOs admitted they demonstrated their siren "quite a bit" and apologised to anyone in the area who may have been disturbed.
According to one of the officers at the scene, the debate over 'nee-nah' or 'woo-woo' started during a tour of the police car at a special event held by the school.
PSCO Emma Harryman said: "That's why we ended up setting off the sirens quite a bit."
Apparently it was the school's headmistress who had "officially put it out there" that the siren goes 'wah-wah'.
Though Ms Becky Muckleston thought the children favoured the 'nee-nah' option, the official vote was a win for the 'woo-woo' brigade.
In a landslide vote of 60 to 28, it was decided that 'woo-woo' is in fact the real siren sound.
Haydonleigh have been have a debate on the noise a police car makes is it Nee nah or woo woo
— Haydonleigh Primary (@HaydonleighPri1) September 25, 2015
Ms Muckleston told the BBC she was shocked by the result because the children seemed to be "leaning more towards the nee-nah".
"Nee-nah is a bit of a classic but when it came to it they decided woo-woo was the way to go.
"I would say it's probably a surprise - although I think it's more of a wah-wah myself."
And, in the final chapter of this very serious story, North Swindon Police issued an apology to residents in the Haydonleigh area for any disturbance caused by all the 'woo-wooing'.
