Police ‘very proud’ of teens in Derbyshire town who looked after elderly woman suffering medical episode amid heatwave

On Tuesday, July 19, the Shirebrook and Bolsover Safer Neighbourhood Teams undertook a joint search for an elderly woman who had become unwell on Shirebrook’s Market Place.

After scouring the area, the lady was found in the care of some teens – who made sure that she had got home.

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In a Facebook post, a Shirebrook SNT spokesperson said: “We'd like to thank the teens involved, you should all be very proud – these sorts of incidents show what the Shirebrook community is really all about. This is what we like to see!”