A CAR dealer has stepped in to keep a crime prevention scheme on the road.

Professional basketball players from Teesside Mohawks visit schools across Teesside to introduce children to the sport.

The Reach for Success project, which they run, uses basketball to promote a positive lifestyle among youngsters.

Jennings Ford of Middlesbrough has provided the Mohawks with four Ford Mondeos to help the Mohawks' players travel from school to school.