The not-so-Old Bill

Tomorrow's police officers reported for duty this week (30 Oct 2009), at a youth involvement day at Wood Street station.

Forty youngsters made the most of an opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look at how a City police station works.

They learnt how to police a riot, how a dog hunts out explosives and took part in a mock trial, dubbed 'You Be the Judge' to see how a court case works.

The day was funded by the London Criminal Justice Board, and was part of Inside Justice week.

It also tied in with Not In My Neighbourhood week, a series of events organised to raise public awareness of the hard work being done to tackle crime and anti social behaviour in the City.

The week includes crime reduction shows at the Mansell Street and Golden Lane estates, events to get to know your local Wards Policing teams and a Business Policing conference.

The local community is also being invited to go on patrol with a PCSO in the City for an hour, to see exactly what the community support officers do. If you’d like to get involved in any of the events, contact Sgt Steve Morran on 020 7601 2452 or community@cityoflondon.police.uk.