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 36 schools across Sunderland, South Tyneside, Newcastle, Gateshead, North Tyneside and Northumberland have signed up to this year’s scheme – all pledging to give up their spare time to support operational policing.

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