Botswana Police tighten security this festive season

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FRANCISTOWN: As the festive season draws nearer, Botswana Police have confirmed that they have put up strict measures and strategies in place to monitor the crime situation and ensure that Batswana celebrate Christmas and New Year holidays in safety.

Senior superintendent and deputy public relations officer, Dipheko Motube, said the police have embarked on nation-wide strategies meant to stabilise crime rates and control bad behavior.

In the 'police beat patrols' armed police officers patrol every corner of the nation. "Beat patrols enhance police visibility time and again and this obstructs crime doers. Criminals are intimidated by the police, if they keep seeing them every minute it will be impossible to commit crime," explained Motube.

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