Police on regular patrols to reduce crime in NCD

POLICE in Port Moresby are doing regular patrols to reduce crime in the city, says National Capital District Metropolitan Superintendent Perou N’Dranou.
He told The National during a patrol Friday night that the main purpose of the patrols was to restore public confidence in police.
“When I first took office, we began these patrols and foot beats purposely to give confidence back to the public that police are available to provide them security on the streets around the city,” N’Dranou said.
He said they might not be able to be everywhere at once to respond to every crime due to the lack of logistics but at least the public would have confidence in them.
He said the patrols and foot beats began before Christmas and New Year operations and they continued them to improve policing habits in the city.
During the night patrol on Friday , more than 10 people were arrested for drinking alcohol in public places and were detained for a few hours before they were released after the police officers spoke to them about the importance of being in their homes after hours to avoid problems.
Police also rescued a man at Gerehu stage six where he was being beaten up by angry residents when he crashed his vehicle into a neighbour’s front yard.
They arrested a man at the Port Moresby General Hospital for molesting a little boy who was looking after his mother at the hospital.
The taskforce unit also impounded a government vehicle which was being misused after hours.
The police also forced a number of liquor shops to close and warned the owners to abide by the law because they were operating after 10pm.