Sergeant Andy Bragg from Wallasey Police station and Rusty Keane who chairs the North Wirral Crime Prevention panel attended at St Mary’s School and St Peter and Pauls assemblies to recognise the actions of some of their students during an incident earlier this year.
On Tuesday 29th March, at 6pm a woman was walking her dogs in Vale Park. It was dark raining and the woman had her hood up and umbrella. As she left the park onto Vaughan Road she was suddenly pushed from behind twice and fell to the floor. A man then demanded she give him her bag. He then snatched the bag from her and ran away leaving her on the floor.
It was at this point that Connor Peckham Morris, Quinton Doyle, Kieran Carter, Tierney Witty and Jack Witty who playing in the park chased the man, phoned the police and then waited with the woman and took care of her till the police arrived. Due to the excellent description given by the boys a man was arrested a short distance from the park.
The woman was understandably very shaken by her ordeal and has said since what these boys did to help her has helped her come to terms with what happened. The prompt actions of these boys and willingness to help showed excellent community spirit and they are all a credit their families, their school and the whole community.
They all received and framed certificate and £25.00 gift voucher from the privately funded crime prevention panel.
