Mini Police

Meet the latest Year 5 recruits from Castletown Primary School. They have swapped their school jumpers for hi-vis vests to support policing across the North East as part of Northumbria Police's Mini Police initiative.

Children from schools across Sunderland, South Tyneside, Newcastle, Gateshead, North Tyneside and Northumberland take part in the scheme – all pledging to give up their spare time to support operational policing.

The enthusiastic 9 and 10-year-olds will take on a crucial role in our community, undertaking everything from passing on personal safety tips to their peers to helping officers at public events.

Traffic Police visit

In January, Northumbria Police's Traffic Police unit came for a visit to the school. Our Mini Police squad were given the chance to find out what the life of a traffic officer is like, see a police car and even sit on a motorbike!