A Glenrothes boy is being called an inspiration and has a new senior role in Police Scotland, after raising more than 2 thousand pounds for charity.
Six year old police obsessed Anthony Green visited 66 police stations across Scotland with his parents to raise fund for the Scottish Police Benevolent Fund.
He even got to board a police boat and a helicopter, and meet police dogs and a station cat on his travels.
As part of his trip the young schoolboy was given an investigation to track down missing pieces from a jigsaw that were scattered across the country after falling from Santa's sleigh last Christmas.
He collected them from each station and put them together at the end of his journey at his local station yesterday (Friday).
Anthony has been waving to officers at Glenrothes police station every Friday for two and a half years, and fallen in love with the force.
And it turns out the jigsaw he was completing was his all along.
He's also won the hearts of staff at each station he's visited and worked his way through the ranks from special constable to chief inspector. He has even been given his own miniature uniform.
Anthony completed his journey at his local station with a surprise visit from the chief constable of Police Scotland Jo Farrell, who not only gave him the final piece of the puzzle but promoted him to deputy chief constable.
She said: "It's an absolute honour to promote Anthony to my deputy today following his excellent fundraising efforts.
"It was quite a commitment for Anthony and his family to undertake the task of visiting over 50 police stations during this month for such a great charity.
"I am delighted to present him with his completed jigsaw puzzle and to let him know that we are all hugely proud of his efforts.
"He's full of life and we've been delighted to see him at all the stations.
"It is great that his dad is now considering a valuable role as a special constable and hopefully we will see Anthony back in uniform as a recruit in the future."
She hopes his story will encourage others to join the police.
Dad William said he's delighted at the effect everything has had on Anthony, adding: "It was a really great adventure and gave me a fantastic opportunity to have some one on one time with him.
"Being around the police is something that seems to just press the right buttons with him.
"He knows more about policing than I think a lot of other people.
"He will happily now jump into police cars and press the right buttons to get sirens and lights on.
"It's amazing all the stuff he's picked up along the way.
"It all started when he wanted to see some police cars after nursery one day.
"We came down to the station and here we are all this time later."
And he thinks his son has found his future career, expecting a registration to the police college as soon as he is old enough.
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