| Although they will be outnumbered by the proportion of officers from the Guyana Police Force, the City Constabulary has a vibrant plan to police the city streets over the holidays.At least this is according to Chief Constable, Andrew Foo, who revealed that in keeping with its mandate, as outlined by the Municipal and District Council Act 28:01,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, the Constabulary has formulated plans to intensify its enforcement efforts of the city bylaws.Monitoring of the activities of roadside vendors,Wholesale Jerseys China, though an illegal practice, will be paramount among the tasks of constabulary officers.According to Foo, although the bylaws provide for the city pavements to be free of all encumbrances,Cheap Jerseys USA, the policy of the council over the years has taken into consideration the social and economic aspects of the itinerant vendors.As such, persons have been allowed to operate on the pavements. “The work therefore of the constabulary in this regard would be to regulate those persons and to ensure that the pavements are not completely taken over by vending activities,” Foo said.As a result, Constabulary Officers will be on a mission to ensure that no additional vending operation overwhelms the city pavements. And it is anticipated that on occasions, members of the constabulary will be forced to regulate and even remove some vendors, Foo noted.“If we don’t regulate, you would find a situation where all of the pavements and even the roadways,NFL Jerseys Wholesale, every nook and cranny, is taken over with vending activities.”The vending situation, Foo admitted,NFL Jerseys Outlet, is a major challenge to the resources of the constabulary which currently has a complement of 178 sworn officers,Wholesale Jerseys China, 100 shy of its ideal manpower strength.Although there are security guards attached to the Constabulary who are charged with securing the 39 locations of council, enforcing of the bylaws is carried out by an Enforcement Unit.Due to the limited capacity, Foo disclosed that there are mainly about 12 persons that are allotted at one time to the Unit to patrol the city.“Our numbers would not allow for the sort of visibility you would see in terms of officers from the Guyana Police Force. They have the numbers and so they have persons planted at almost each and every corner in the city.”In the past, Foo said that the Constabulary had the strength that could allow for officers to be on static beats and foot patrol, stressing that the current situation does not allow for that reality.But in recognition of the fact that the festive season will bring with it an increase of criminal elements at some of the prime shopping areas including the municipal markets, the Chief Constable revealed that an additional number of ranks have been committed to boosting the security arrangements.“We have placed a small number of ranks in plainclothes on the streets and around the markets. They are also working to ensure that the stallholders who are legal tenants of the council are given a certain degree of protection.”It is expected that at least 100 of the 178 sworn officers will be committed to bolstering the security of the city over the coming days. Mobile patrols will also be increased around the city, Foo disclosed. The Constabulary has a total of four vehicles but only two are currently operational, Foo said, even as he revealed plans to have the others up and running shortly. |
