Uruguay
Paysandú councilors called for stronger public security in Guichón
Nationalist members of the Departmental Board voiced concern over robberies and thefts in the city. They also called for more resources for the Police and backed its work.
A group of Nationalist councilors presented a motion in the Paysandú Departmental Board to call for stronger public security in Guichón and express support for police work, according to El Telégrafo.
The initiative was promoted by Carina Texeira, Aurora Rodríguez, Patricia Vázquez Varela, Jorge Pedrosa, María Castillo, Rodrigo Silva, Ignacio Ifer, Vanessa Contrera, Gerardo Cabrera, Arturo Terra and Carlos Romero, who warned about concern over rising insecurity and the repeated robberies and thefts affecting merchants and residents of the city.
According to El Telégrafo, the councilors said these incidents affect family peace, commercial activity and community coexistence. At the same time, they recognized the work of police officers, but argued that they cannot be expected to deliver results without sufficient personnel, vehicles, equipment, training, advice and institutional support.
In the motion, they also stated that prevention, investigation and a firm response to crime must act in a complementary way, with intelligence, proportionality and within the legal framework. In that regard, they stressed that the repetition of criminal acts should not be normalized or lead victims to be left to their own protection.
As part of the proposal, they requested that human resources, vehicles and equipment allocated to security in Guichón be assessed and reinforced, in addition to increasing preventive patrols in the areas and at the times with the highest crime incidence.
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