13-year-old gets a chance to don Dubai Police uniform for a day

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

As a part of its endeavour to spread happiness and positivity among various segments of society, the Dubai Police have fulfilled the wish of Hussain Yousef Merza, 13, by granting him an opportunity to experience being a police officer in Al Muraqqabat Police Station, for one day and giving him a ride in one of Dubai Police's luxury police patrols.

This kind gesture, organised by the Security Awareness Department of the General Department of Community Happiness in collaboration with the Tourism Police Department at the General Department of Criminal Investigations and Al Muraqqabat Police Station, is part of the 'School Security' initiative, aims to spread and promote the concept of community policing at all educational levels, and raise awareness among educational institutions, staff, and parents about laws and regulations related to students.

Colonel Khalifa Ali Rashed, Deputy Director of Al Muraqqabat Police Station, stressed that enabling students to perform the duties of a police officer at the Station is in line with the directives of Major General Ali Ghanem, Director of Al Muraqqabat Police Station.

Sergeant Manal Al Juhari, the coordinator of the School Security initiative at Al Muraqqabat Police Station, explained that the programme enables students to learn about the simple tasks and smart procedures at the Station, which is the first traditional police station to transform into a smart station as part of Dubai Police's plan to fully transition to smart stations that operate 24/7 without human intervention.

At the end of the visit, Col. Rashed presented a souvenir to the student, Mirza, and encouraged him to strive for success in school to achieve his future aspirations.