While some people may think police offices are looking younger every year, you couldn’t blame folks for taking a double take upon seeing two of Mount Pearl’s newest constables. Grade 6 students Benjamin Carbonell and Ava Barbour were recently tapped for a tour of special duty with real life counterparts as part of the City of Mount Pearl’s Junior Constable for A Day program. In the back row, from left are Brent Carbonell, Sgt. Julie Cunningham, Cst. Stephen Fitzgerald, Cst. Danielle Greavette, and Superintendent of Municipal Enforcement Blair Tilley. In the front, from left, are Rosalind Pratt of the Mount Pearl Citizens Crime Prevention Committee, Jr. Cst. Benjamin Carbonell, Jr. Cst. Ava Barbour, Mayor Dave Aker, and John Barbour. Mark Squibb photo.
By Mark Squibb
July 21, 2023 Edition
Two Mount Pearl students this week were granted the special privilege of being named Junior Constables for a day.
Benjamin Carbonell, a Grade 6 student from Mary Queen of the World, and Ava Barbour, a Grade 6 student from Newtown Elementary, were among 300 young people who submitted cards of thanks to local police officers.
“I want officers to know that I am very grateful for their service,” said Barbour, whose card displayed a number of interlocking puzzle pieces with words such as ‘Peace,’ ‘Safety,’ and ‘Justice’ written on them.
“Officers risk their lives everyday to protect the citizens of the entire world,” said Carbonell. “And I wanted them to know that everybody is grateful.”
Carbonell and Barbour spent all day Tuesday with RNC Constable Stephen Fitzgerald and Mount Pearl Law Enforcement Officer Danielle Greavette. They were given a tour of police facilities and got to meet the horses at the RNC stables, which Barbour said was her favorite part of the whole day. Carbonell, meanwhile, said that lunch at Boston Pizza topped it all.
The tour included a stop at City Hall, where they were welcomed by Mayor Dave Aker and a couple of pretty proud dads, Brent Carbonell and John Barbour.
The contest is sponsored by The Mount Pearl Citizens’ Crime Prevention Committee in partnership with the RNC and Mount Pearl Law Enforcement.
