THE PSNI has taken the unusual step of posting a stick man sporting a balaclava to poke fun at dissident republicans, just hours after a security alert ended in Co Armagh.
Police in Craigavon adopted a popular meme - used widely on social media recently known as "Be like Bill".
Using their own version of the trend, officers posted their own "Dissident Dan" on the PSNI Craigavon Facebook page, to take a pop at those responsible for the disorder.
"This is dissident Dan. Dissident Dan has an irrational hatred of trains. Dissident Dan also hates the people of Lurgan going about their day to day lives in peace. Dissident Dan lives in the past, and puts things on the train tracks in order to stop the trains, and his own community. Don't be like Dan," the post said.
The Dissident Dan post came after a shot was fired at police during rioting linked to a security alert at Lake Street.
More than 100 petrol bombs were also thrown at police as they came under attack at police cordons in the Lake Street area.
Police also said 25 paint bombs, bricks and other masonry were thrown by a "large and aggressive crowd" who gathered at around 9pm and remained until the early hours of the morning.
They came under attack while they were dealing with a suspect device close the Portadown railway line.
Two suspicious objects were examined and both declared hoaxes.
The post goes on to thank the people of north Lurgan for their actions during the security alert
"Ok so being serious for a moment- a HUGE thank you to the people of North Lurgan for your patience during the last 36 hours. Thank you for your kind words as we went door to door, and for the 99.9% of you who didn't come out throwing stuff at us or shooting at us as we tried to keep you safe. The alert is now over and the roads are open. Trains will get back to normal over the coming hours," the post ends.
This is dissident Dan.Dissident Dan has an irrational hatred of trains.Dissident Dan also hates the people of Lurgan... Posted by PSNI Craigavon on Monday, 25 January 2016
