Escazú Invests in
Security
Using cameras and police
officials, the
Municipalidad de Escazú
wants to assure its
residents security, as
the area continues to be
a target for break-ins
and assaults.
In the majority of home
invasions, criminals
break-in heavily armed,
terrorizing their
victims and leaving with
large hauls of cash and
valuables.
Escazú with its posh
houses and condominiums,
a haven for many
foreigners, has quickly
seen a wave of
insecurity take hold of
residents.
The municipality is
fighting back.
"We recruited 30 police
officers and now have
six security cameras
which are being
monitored by the
Ministerio de Seguridad
Pública” said Marco
Segura, the mayor of
Escazú.
Municipal authorities
are placing their hopes
on the investment in a
police force to control
and eradicate violence
in the area.
According to mayor
Segura, one of the areas
that the camera is
pointed is at is the
central park, one of the
main areas of many of
the muggings. The
cameras are to deter
crime as the Fuerza
Pública (national police
force) can be dispatched
immediately.
"Little by little as
police officials
graduate from the police
academy they will be
posted in the various
communities", said Ronny
Sánchez an official of
the Fuerza Pública in
Escazú. |
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