Meet the Special Constable from Mansfield who keeps our streets safe – for free

20-year-old Special Constable Tremayne has racked up 939 voluntary hours since January – the highest out of any of the force's 170 Special Constables.

She combines her policing duties with working as a full time student at Nottingham Trent University, studying a policing degree, and working at Mansfield Town Football Club on match days.

Despite all this, SC Tremayne said she loves the thrills, camaraderie and the experience that frontline policing offers.

She said: "I've lost count how many blue light runs I've been on and being in a car driving at high speeds, it's so exciting!

"There is no role like it. Recently I was part of a team asked to go to Netherfield following a report that a group of people were drinking and not social distancing themselves.

“I was in the police van and it all seemed pretty calm, then we heard a big smash and we got a call from colleagues that the group were throwing glass bottles and bricks at the vehicles.

"It was terrifying – at one point we had more than 20 cops there including dog officers."

SC Treymayne, of Mansfield, has been volunteering for the force since October 2019, which she admits is something she's been dreaming of since a child.

"I've had an interest in the police since I was 11 and can never see myself doing anything else.

“The force offers such a wide range of opportunities for anyone. It's like a community within the job.”

Superintendent Suk Verma, lead for citizens in policing at Nottinghamshire Police, has been hugely impressed with her input this year and appealed for more volunteers earlier this year.

He said: "Not everyone would go above and beyond like SC Tremayne has, so that makes her a ‘special’ special.

"We are very fortunate to have someone who dedicates so much time to the force and their local community.

"Time and time again, our Special Constables are putting themselves on the line in order to keep others safe during this outbreak.”

To learn more about a career with the force please visit: https://www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/careers

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