Polar vortex: Missouri police tell crooks to cool it

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WARRENSBURG, Mo. — With dangerously frigid temperatures expected in the Midwest, police department officials in a Missouri town are asking criminals to cool it.

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The Warrensburg Police Department posted on Facebook with a plea to would-be criminals.

The department suggested that people should be nice to one another and watch reruns of “Say Yes to the Dress.”

“Can you keep the criminalling to a minimum? It is REALLY cold out,” the post reads. “Do yourself (and us) a favor … stay inside.”

The comical post has been shared more than 5,500 times on Facebook since it was posted Monday night.

A wind chill of minus 25 can freeze skin within 15 minutes, according to the National Weather Service.