A total of 1,500 uniformed men and women were deployed by the Santa Marta Metropolitan Police command, headed by Colonel Jorge Bernal, to guarantee the safety of locals and visitors during the celebration of Father’s Day in the capital of the department and in the municipalities of Ciénaga, Puebloviejo and Sitionuevo.
According to the statement delivered by the police entity, agents assigned to the Sijín Criminal Investigation Section, Intelligence Directorate, Gaula, Transit and Transportation Section, Childhood and Adolescence, but above all, surveillance by quadrants, will be distributed throughout the city and towns. of its jurisdiction.
The high command added that the uniformed officers will have the task of carrying out security caravans, permanent patrols, registration and requesting background checks on people and vehicles. “This task must be carried out on the avenues, streets and in the most critical points of each of the towns in our jurisdiction; We must stop acts of intolerance and scourges such as theft and homicide during this day of celebration,” he stated.
Likewise, the police entity pointed out that the police presence will be intensified in places with high attendance and rigorous blood alcohol and speed controls will be carried out to promote compliance with traffic regulations so that accidents with fatalities do not occur. “We will have a security device, which will have more than 1,500 men and women from the Metropolitan. Likewise, we will have our prevention and citizen education group, Tourism, Childhood and Adolescence Police, and all our preventive groups carrying out awareness campaigns, to avoid acts of intolerance,” explained the National Police.
Next, he noted that “our Transit and Transportation Section will have all its institutional capacity, which will be at the entrances and exits of the city, in addition, we will have seven prevention and control posts. Likewise, the specialties of Prevention and Citizen Education, Tourism Police, Children and Adolescence will develop awareness campaigns with different communities.”
Likewise, the National Police also offered a series of practical recommendations for families who plan to travel during these holidays, emphasizing the importance of caution behind the wheel, proper vehicle maintenance and personal safety, as well as dialogue and tolerance. as the first instance in a discussion.”
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