Police ask for cooperation over the holidays

Bonte Seepi | Friday September 26, 2014 14:45

 

Maniki said during the same period last year, they recorded a low number of crime as well as road accidents mainly due to the public’s cooperation.

“The police have no intention of disturbing people while travelling to their respective homes, but people should cooperate. For the police to be successful in their job of protecting the community, they need cooperation from the people they serve.

“I also encourage people to cooperate with public transport operators to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings which can end up leading to committing serious crimes,” said Maniki.  Maniki added that the police were well prepared to protect both travellers and locals during the holidays. He said they would be all over the city, day and night, conducting patrols.

His counterpart at Kutlwano Police Station, Superintendent Letsholathebe Mothibi, told Mmegi that as from today, they would be mounting roadblocks, where they would be checking the roadworthiness of vehicles and distributing information leaflets.  He said they would be working hand in hand with the Department of Road Transport and Safety (DRTS) at the roadblocks. Mothibi said that they would be everywhere in the city where the public would be expected to be crowding.  He said the police would also be on patrol at the bus rank making sure that people are safe.

“The police are always ready for anything that might come up. Therefore I can confirm that we are well prepared for this coming Independence holidays.

“We will be all over the city, and travellers should expect our roadblocks starting from tomorrow,” confirmed Mothibi. He encouraged the public to take care of their property by always leaving someone behind when going on holidays.

He said that could avoid situations whereby houses are broken into for the owner to only discover and report the matter on return from the holidays.

Mothibi further encouraged Batswana to drive safely, to avoid drinking alcohol while driving.

He said it would be better for car owners to ask their sober and licenced companions to drive them.