By Mortz C. Ortigoza
ALAMINOS CITY – The mayor and the chief of police (COP) of this Western
Pangasinan City have honed the effectiveness of the police force here through
the activation of the Special
Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) and the procurement of additional vehicles.
Members of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team menacingly prowl an urban area for bad guys. Photo Credit: |
Police Superintendent Benjamin P. Ariola said that he introduced lately
to this City’s Mayor Arthur F. Celeste the indispensability of the SWAT thus the Refresher Training Course for his selected policemen.
“The team was activated for purposes of quick emergency response in
high risk situation and crisis incident operation,” Ariola, a member of the
Philippine National Police Academy's Class 2000, stressed.
SWAT, according to Wikipidea, is a term for police units which use
specialized military equipment and tactics. First created in the United States
in the 1960s to handle riot control or violent confrontations with
criminals, the number and usage of SWAT teams increased in the 1980s and 1990s
during the War on Drugs War and later in the aftermath of the
terrorist September 11 attacks where thousands have died.
This city had been one of the earlier and few local government units in
the 44 towns and 4 cities’ Pangasinan to have almost narcotics free villages in
the province.
Mayor Celeste recently turned over to this City’s police station a new
Strada Pick Up and motorcycles during the flag raising ceremony held at Plaza
Braganza.
Ariola said the gestures of the mayor in his all - out support for the
law enforcers were laudable.
“To expedite police response in the campaign against all forms of
criminality for a safe place to live, work and do business in the City of
Alaminos,” he cited the presence of the new vehicles.
Nice one Alaminos PNP, keep the "Flame Burning"...
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