The Police administration has hinted at plans to introduce a Smart Police station to make it possible for the public to receive police services, report crimes, and file complaints among others online.
“We are looking forward to a period where we will have a virtual police station. Where you don’t have to show up at the police station.
“You just make your complaint virtually and then we will send you all the information. And we can even virtually also invite the suspect which is data processing. And we evaluate and think that it is something that we can virtually do than to show up at the police station and be unattended to and all that. So, we have a lot of work to do, but internally with a press of a button you can send messages to every police officer across the country instantly,” the police chief said.
“From headquarters to the regional level we send documents electronically that we need not find people to come to pick it up and do that,” Dr. Dampare added.
Meanwhile, Ghana Police Service is to deploy armed police personnel to all major highways particularly robbery-prone highways across the country to enhance security.
About 2000 motorbikes will be deployed for this sustained operation.
“We are going to deploy about 2000 motorbikes and officers to be patrolling all highways in the country,” the IGP noted”
The Inspector-General of Police Dr. George Akuffo Dampare says it is part of a strategy to reduce robbery response time to 10 minutes across the country.
The IGP said the service is committed to its responsibility of protecting lives and properties in the country.
“We want to reduce robbery and crime response time to 10 minutes across the country, we believe this is possible and it will be done. When was the last time you heard of robberies on the major highways in the country, the Police have men patrolling all those places?
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Obed Ansah
