The new leadership of the Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) will be implementing appropriate interventions and strategies to continuously reduce the crime incidents committed that affects the city’s law and order.
BCPO City Director Police Col. Ruel Tagel said that on anti-criminality, the local police force will strengthen the service of warrants of arrest of wanted persons coupled with the intensified campaign against loose firearms.
Further, the BCPO will also remain aggressive in the implementation of anti-illegal drug operations, particularly buy busts and the sustained effort to curb the proliferation of illegal gambling.
He also will work in the intensified anti-logging operations aside from target hardening and the inspection and engagement with security guards.
According to him, there will also be a sustained inspection of vital installations in the different parts of the city, particularly cell sites, water reservoirs, electric towers among others aside from the collaboration, engagement and inspection of barangay officials and tanods with the usual engagement with friendly forces.
Tagel said that there will be various simulation exercises on the conduct of camp or station defense plans supported by the beefing up of the beat and foot patrol apart from the usual Oplan Tambuli, Oplan anti-road obstruction.
Moreover, there will also be inspection of firearms and deadly weapons in drinking establishments, implementation of the curfew for minors and the implementation of routinary checkpoints, inter-driven checkpoints, Comelec checkpoints during the election period among others.
He pointed out that the BCPO will maximize the use of the 32 mobile patrols with a global positioning system and the use of 100 internet protocol radios with GPS during deployment. Baguio City Public Information Office
