Maesteg gets 100 new Deputy Sheriff’s, as pupils from Plasnewydd Primary School join up with their local neighbourhood policing officers and fire fighters.
The scheme will involve the pupils keeping a look out for any suspicious behaviour around their school, and they have all taken the deputy sheriff’s oath of looking after their local community and ‘helping’ the police and fire service. The pupils in the their new roles as deputy sheriff’s have signed up to be honest, truthful, super smashing great, and to keep their school safe. And they have warrant cards and baseball caps to go with their crime busting roles.
Local neighbourhood officers and green watch fire fighters today officially launched the project at the school. And one of the deputy sheriff’s first duties was to learn all about preventing fires, and getting a close look at a fire engine.
PCSO Dave Johnson said “The Deputy Sheriff project will help build stronger links between the school community and the local police and fire service. It is also about getting the entire community involved in keeping the area safe, and the deputies are encouraged to report any information to teachers, parents, and local officers during term time and holiday periods.”
Deputy Sheriff Lucy King (aged 11) said “It’s an awesome idea and we are all excited about working as a team to keep our school safe.”
In fact all the new Deputy Sheriff’s called the project ‘mint’ which apparently means something good and cool.
Fire Fighter Adrian Gibson said “We will continue to work closely with our policing colleagues to raise awareness about crime prevention and fire safety, and this project compliments our existing fire watch scheme.”
