Bag snatching and some other illegal activities at some of the crime hot-spot areas in the city had gone down since the introduction of the City Wardens Initiative by Governor Parkop and the police Commander for NCD and Central Provinces Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police Benjamin Turi in November.
According to police records, there are few report of bag snatching reported daily but are managed by the wardens at their respective areas of operations. Police officers who had been engaged to assist the wardens plus other police units had been very supportive to the wardens thay had seen crime rate at the main bus stops decreasing.
According to Operation Commander Obert Jerry, the main problem now that the wardens and the police are facing is the street vending at the bus stops, which is a major concern that they are currently trying to find a better solutions to it.
He said arrest had been made to some, and they will continue to do arrest when the vendors do not listen to awareness given to them.
He said it’s very hard to deal with the people, especially those living at the settlements, because they do not have a proper residential address if they are caught once but are doing the same thing second time. He said those who have proper residential addresses are easy for police to approach them and warn them, but for those who are residing at the drains sides or settlements. They escape when police arrive and come back and do the same the next day when the police are not around.
He said the wardens are Woking closely to monitor those regular vendors who disobey orders and will be dealt with accordingly.
He said so far the wardens around the city are doing a tremendous job,which the police management in NCD/Central Command are pleased with.
He said the public need to supoort thay for the good of us all to keep everyone safe.
