6-year-old Arab girl turns Dubai Police ‘officer’

DUBAI: As a part of their endeavour to spread happiness and positivity among various segments of society, the Dubai Police surprised a 6-year-old Arab girl on her birthday by appointing her a police officer for one day and giving her a ride in one of the force’s luxury patrol cars.

The kind gesture is part of Dubai Police’s ‘Fulfil a Child’s Wish’ initiative, which aims to spread happiness and positivity among children of different ages and nationalities.

In collaboration with Hamleys, the Security Awareness Department at the General Department of Community Happiness atended to the child’s parents’ request who wished to surprise their daughter, Hoor Hadad, on her sixth birthday and fulfilled her wish to be a police officer.

Therefore, a team from the Security Awareness Department visited Hoor’s school to celebrate her birthday among her peers. They gited the litle girl a police uniform and familiarised her with some police duties by offering her a ride in one of Dubai Police’s luxury police patrols.

Hoor and her classmates were also surprised and entertained by a special K9 show by the Security Inspection Department (K9) at Dubai Police.

The child’s parents expressed gratitude to the police for their swit and generous response and for fulfilling their child’s wish, which made her happy.

Major Ali Youssef Yaqoub, Head of the Cultural Diversity Section at the Security Awareness Department, stressed the Dubai Police’s keenness to enhance security and safety and instil happiness among community members, especially the youth. He explained that the force is also keen on carrying out several events and activities, including Dubai Police’s mascots Mansour and Amna, luxury patrols, K9 shows, and Dubai Mounted Police shows, to entertain and educate children.

Early this year, the Dubai Police delighted a 4-year-old Arab boy by helping him experience being a police officer for one day and giving him a ride in one of the force’s luxury police patrols.

The Security Awareness Department at the General Department of Community Happiness, in collaboration with the Tourism Police Department at the General Department of Criminal Investigations, came to know of the boy’s wish from his parents.

Consequently, they visited him, gited him a police uniform, and offered him a ride in one of the luxury patrol cars.

The child’s parents thanked the police for realising their child’s wish, which made them very happy.