\n
The
\npolice administration has introduced its operational strategy for the Christmas
\nand New Year festivities.<\/p>\n
The
\nInspector General of Police (IGP), James Oppong-Boanuh, said the administration
\nwould intensify security at densely population areas such as shopping malls,
\nrecreational and entertainment centres, beaches, churches and marketplaces
\nthrough the deployment of and increase deployment of personnel to such places
\nduring the Yuletide. This way, he said, criminals cannot take advantage of the
\nperiod to perpetrate crimes. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe
\nwill also deploy uniform and plain-cloth officers on mobile and foot patrols
\nwithin the communities to prevent residential crimes and to conduct
\nintelligence \u2013 led operation S, step up snap checks, day and night patrols,
\ndeploy motorbike patrols and increase highway patrols to tackle robberies,\u201d he
\nsaid when he launched this year\u2019s \u201cOperation Father Christmas\u201d at the Police Headquarters
\nin Accra.<\/p>\n
Operation
\nFather Christmas has become an annual operational strategy of the Ghana Police
\nService to ensure that the citizenry are safe before, during and after the
\nChristmas and New Year festivities.<\/p>\n
This
\nyear\u2019s edition started with a route march by police personnel through some
\nprincipal streets of Accra, ending at the Police Headquarters where the IGP
\ndelivered his address.<\/p>\n
He
\nsaid the Ghana police service was resolved to deal ruthlessly with all criminal
\nelements.<\/p>\n
On
\nhow they would ensure safety on roads, he said, \u201cWe will strictly enforce the
\ntraffic regulations and deal severely with recalcitrant drivers who flout the
\nregulations with impunity\u201d.<\/p>\n
He
\nsaid there would also be an enhanced deployment of officers from the Motor
\nTraffic and Transport Department with the necessary logistics to enforce the
\nlaws on the roads.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe
\nwill also increase the deployment of traffic officers to ensure free flow of
\ntraffic before during and after the season,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
He
\nurged businessmen and people transacting business or transporting large sums of
\nmoney to seek the assistance of the police or use the banks to prevent attacks.<\/p>\n
\u201cEndeavour
\nto inform the police on any criminal activity or suspicious characters within
\nyour vicinity for timely intervention through our toll free numbers 191 and
\n18555,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He reminded the public about a dedicated complaints desk at the National Police Headquarters to handle all forms of unprofessional conduct of police personnel for appropriate redress. Members of the public can also call 0550323323 and 0275000156 on voice calls and SMS, and 0206639121 for WhatsApp to report such cases.<\/p>\n
(lindatenyah@gmail.com) <\/strong><\/p>\n By Linda Tenyah-Ayettey<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The police administration has introduced its operational strategy for the Christmas and New Year festivities. The Inspector General of Police (IGP), James Oppong-Boanuh, said the administration would intensify security at densely population areas such as shopping malls, recreational and entertainment centres, beaches, churches and marketplaces through the deployment of and increase deployment of personnel to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":752957,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-752956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"\n
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