Mini Police work to combat drink driving this Christmas

Derbyshire’s Mini Police have been given permission by Derby City and Derbyshire County Councils to spray paint “Don’t Drink Drive” messages on the pavements in their community.

The work by the students support the start of this year’s drink and drug driving campaign, which runs annually on the run up to Christmas.

This year, we teamed up with 10 to 12 year olds to spread a new message, from the heart of our communities.

Students from Glebe Junior School in South Normanton were the first to get their hands on their spray paint and showed us exactly what many schools across Derbyshire will be doing.

The spray paint is collision investigation paint and will last on the pavements for four to six weeks. The students have been targeting which pavements they use, by locating local drinking houses and ensuring the messaging is right outside.

They loved the hands on approach and the chance to make a difference within their community.

To help the students understand the importance of the messaging, officers from Derbyshire’s Roads Policing Unit also attended the school to thank the students for their support in the fight against crime.

The officers breathalysed the children and showed them how the machines work, alongside giving them the opportunity to look at the roads policing kit and all of it’s ever growing technology.