The Consistory establishing a scheme which contemplates throughout the municipality.
BRAVO The unit is responsible for town and neighborhood, while the UPROL monitor the districts.
These units are formed by agents specializing in security.
The City Council Public Safety of the City of Lorca, Belén Pérez, has reported that because of the proximity of the summer holiday period, and in order to ensure public safety in the neighborhoods of Lorca, the Municipal Launches special device for the summer.
Perez Martinez explained that the main objective set by the Department of Public Safety leads to increased police presence throughout the urban area of ​​the city and the districts, by increasing uniformed patrols with monitoring functions, advisory safety, prevention and response to criminal acts.
In parallel to the deterrent and preventive action that involves the police presence, the plan foresees an increase in contacts with officials of hotel, restaurant, commercial, office of tourism., As these professionals who are more directly related to the population it aims to reach the initiative.
Within the same action plan is coordinated with other agencies such as National Police and Civil Guard, accentuating the role of prevention in the use of road traffic in urban areas.
The period covered by the security plan comprises 15 June to 15 September.
Delimitation of the municipality in areas to improve care
Security Councilmember anticipated that the designed device provides our extensive municipal delineate areas for improving care.
Thus, in the case of the town center that will be monitored by the unit BRAVO, the cast is as follows:
Central Area: Old Town and center of the city.
Zone 2: San Jose, Alfonso X, The Vine and San Antonio.
Zone 2 B: San Fernando, Sutullena, Bank Homes.
Zone 3: San Cristobal, San Diego and Apollonia.
Note that the service will be held during the morning shift and afternoon, mainly in areas frequented by children and elderly, as they can be parks, gardens, playgrounds and outdoor sports courts, on the other hand, and on night shift, mentioned above, plus uncrowded roads and streets not to mention those in which a larger number of premises and establishments.
The primary objective of this plan is to ensure public safety in Lorca, taking into account that at this time when there are more empty private homes because of the holiday period is longer and more common.
To carry out this plan, setting out the following services:
Static control devices, both vehicles and people.
Pedestrian surveillance in parks, playgrounds and gardens.
Watches on different streets and squares, both commercial and uncrowded.
Identification, records and searches of both people and vehicles.
Control of peddling unauthorized and counterfeit products.
Control of begging with and without children.
Control and monitoring the sale and consumption of banned substances in public.
Surveillance and control of ATMs.
Information and assistance to citizens.
The device covers all villages.
Belen Perez stressed that the comprehensive plan to prevent criminal acts includes all the districts.
This plan is based on the continued presence of the unit UESCARM, 24 hours a day, in all the districts that make up the municipality of Lorca, and the performance of the unit that held Devices Operating UPROL Prevention (vehicle controls and people) on all tracks of the Municipality, major and minor, to prevent and avoid the commission of criminal acts, that will be established four areas of action.
Pedanías distribution is as follows:
A. - Pedanías East Valley, from the old road to La Hoya Eagles.
2. - Pedanías West Valley, from the same road to Almendricos, including the County of Torrecilla area Saprelorca Industrial Estates and Los Peñones.
3. - Northern Area districts, including the industrial area of ​​Serrata.
4. - Pedanías South, which includes the hamlets of Morata, Ramonete, Garrobillo Campo Lopez and Puntarrón.
Councilmember Security has stated that special plan objectives established for the districts are:
1.
Promote direct contact with neighbors and neighborhood representatives to gather relevant information on homes whose residents leave in the summer period and, in turn, inform them of preventive measures to take on these dates and guidelines to follow when detect a criminal act.
2.
Surveillance of public events where there is high concentration of people with motives of parties or events of a similar nature in order to prevent public nuisance and possible retail sale of narcotics or of a similar nature.
3.
Special watch groups of houses scattered and isolated, and agricultural facilities and livestock, to prevent and avoid possible theft of plant protection products, horticultural or livestock.
4.
Surveillance estates and industrial areas, mainly at night, in direct contact and coordination with those responsible for safety of such installations.
5.
Monitoring of recreational, sports schools, local social, gardens and public areas frequented by children and elderly, avoiding the need of alcohol or other substances, and particularly the taking of bottles.
6.
Monitoring of commercial areas and community facilities, with regular interviews with traders.
7.
Market surveillance to prevent and avoid the commission of theft to its users and the sale of unsafe or counterfeit.
8.
Surveillance in the coastal area to prevent possible thefts or robberies and proper use and maintenance of public goods.
9.
Checks of vehicles and people in strategic places of the Municipality in order to prevent and deter the commission of criminal acts.
Safety tips in the home:
Security Councilwoman recalled the top tips to citizenship for the holiday period that begins in brief:
Do not open the door to strangers, look before through its panoramic sight.
Ask at any time, the staff of utilities (telephone, electricity, gas, water, etc..) To be identified.
If you do not warranty service staff, please telephone the company concerned, but rejects the phone number of the card to show you it could be that of an accomplice.
If in doubt, keep visitors away from home, with the safety chain on, while checking the visit.
Avoid surprises.
If in doubt contact the Security Forces.
Close the windows whenever you leave home, but only half an hour away.
Do not put your keys in any data, and pay attention when making duplicates.
Change the locks in the following cases: when installed in a new home, to live in a rented house above, if your home has been renovated and a worker had access to keys, always losing the keys.
Be supportive and notify the police if you notice something strange in the house of a neighbor.
Photograph or check your valuables in order to recognize them if stolen.
Enter your make, model and serial number or manufacture.
If you arrive home and find the door forced open or should not enter, or alter any traces.
Communicate the Security Forces.
Make sure the garage door is closed, both as to come out.
Do not forget that the balconies, eaves, projecting walls, pipes, etc.., Can be relatively easily perched by criminals.
Pay more attention to the windows and terraces close to these points.
Note that a more effective your home security is achieved by installing electronic alarm devices.
Talk to a local retailer.
Do not have much money at home, or jewelry, or valuables.
Do not operate the door opener, if unknown caller, you committed the safety of all its neighbors.
Moreover, the installation of video entry would improve building security.
In the presence of any foreign person to notify the Security Forces.
Take note of anything that looks suspicious or vehicle.
Do not leave evidence that the house is empty.
Loan them a contact number where we can reach you if something happens.
Make sure all possible entrances to your home are closed.
Ask a trusted neighbor pick up your mail daily, and home delivery, and if possible, have someone park in your driveway while you are away.
Do not leave any great value in the house, move it to a safe place while you are out.
When you leave your home, avoid completely the blinds down.
Arrange for a trusted neighbor to watch your home for the holidays.
Leave completely closed windows to hidden areas or most vulnerable (courtyards, uncrowded streets, etc.).
Safety tips on the road:
As far as possible, try not to walk in solitary places or little lighted.
Circle in the opposite direction to the progress of the vehicle as far away from the curb, bringing your purse or wallet into the sidewalk, so you can avoid the "jerks."
When preparing to use the services of the ATM, look around for before had he suspected that could appropriate the money raised at every opportunity.
If you have doubts about certain people, do not use the machine at that time, or go to another you have nearby.
When shopping, do not get distracted.
Look carefully at the people closest to you and not lose contact with her purse.
Note the essential features of her attacker (age, height, hair color, his facial features, nationality, accent, clothing, direction of flight, vehicle used, etc.).
The more accurate your information, the greater the chances of locating the offender and recover the stolen objects.
Do not stay overnight in a vehicle parked in vacant lots, parks, suburbs, etc..
Do not leave valuables in sight.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca