Charlotte Whittle of Newtown Elementary and Bella Norman of Mount Pearl Intermediate were recently named Junior Constables for a Day by the Mount Pearl Citizens Crime Prevention Committee. Among their many stops Tuesday was a quick visit to Mount Pearl council chambers for a meet and greet with Mayor Dave Aker. The Junior Constables also toured RNC headquarters, visited the RNC horses at their barn, rode police vehicles, met the K9 unit, completed an ATV patrol around Powers Pond, and lunched at Boston Pizza. Whittle and Norman, along with over 500 Mount Pearl students, submitted cards of thanks to local police officers. Those cards were then judged by a panel of volunteer judges, and the two winners selected. Whittle’s card was chosen because of the amount of thought put into her card, which spanned several pages, while Norman’s card was chosen because of its wonderful artwork. The cards are sent to police officers within Mount Pearl. “I have every card that I’ve ever received over the years, and a lot of officers have told me that they’ve kept every card ever given to them,” said Cst. Danielle Greavette. “So, this is a really good way for the students to bridge the gap between officers and themselves and learn a little bit about law enforcement and feel that they have law enforcement that they can trust, and know people like myself and Cst. (Stephen) Fitzgerald by name.” The two junior constables were joined at City Hall by their mothers and members of City staff. In the back, from left, are Karen Norman, Cst. Stephen Fitzgerald, Mayor Dave Aker, Cst. Danielle Greavette, Mount Pearl Superintendent of Municipal Enforcement Blair Tilley, and Beth Whittle. In front, from left, are Rosalind Pratt, who is the chairperson of the Mount Pearl Citizens Crime Prevention Committee, along with Jr Cst. Charlotte Whittle, Jr Cst. Bella Norman, and Helena Turner. Mark Squibb photo
