A GANG of youths hurled bricks at police in an area of ruin and rubble.
Officers used riot shields to protect themselves from the organised attack, which occurred during broad daylight on Ashdown Forest.
But the children's actions were welcomed, as they were invited to take part in a series of scenarios set up at Sussex Police's Kingstanding training facility on Thursday.
They helped search dogs find drugs hidden in a car, witnessed a petrol bomb attack, forensically examined a crime scene,...
