The Government delegate, Rafael González Tovar, this morning the Prevention and Response Unit of Cartagena
(UPR) in Cartagena, consisting of a team formed by 1 inspector, 2 sub-inspectors, 5 officers and 22 policemen.
Also, we have various vehicles and 2 vans, 2 cars and 1 car maxi Z and 4 motorcycles.
González Tovar indicated that, as its name implies, the unit will be responsible for preventing criminal activities and act with speed to the same in order to deter crime in their area of influence.
To this end, besides the human and material resources listed will have weapons ranging from handguns and rifles, and riot control equipment or transmission equipment, among others.
Templates and effort to invest in infrastructure
Moreover, the government's delegate stressed the investment efforts of the Government of Spain through the Ministry of Interior has materialized the construction of the Station of Cartagena which has had an initial budget of 2,072,057 euros, which will be increased as a result of the improvement and expansion changes being made at ground floor, basement and patio, which is expected to be completed next Easter.
At present, the Commissioner of Cartagena has 262 members, of which 223 are active and 39 in second activity.
To this are added, the 20 practices that are effective for 9 months in this county, which coincide almost a month and a half with 20 other troops of the previous replacement practices.
In short we can say that there has been an increase in the number of effective National Police in the Carmen Police Station by 32% compared to the template that existed in 2003.
Tovar Gonzalez stressed that this increase in staff has been reflected in increased effectiveness of the actions of the Security Forces of the State in the region.
A clear example is the increase in clearing up crimes in 2008 from 41 percent.
Also the increased number of detainees who reached the figure of 1389 people, 5.2% higher than the 2007 data.
The Government Delegate in Murcia, Rafael González Tovar, has indicated that with the increased CNP, between 4 th and 5 th Company of the Civil Guard, a total of 339 troops, which represents a 126% more than he had in 2004, a total of 150 personnel.
Also pointed out other actions taken by the Central Government to increase public safety in Cartagena, carried out in the field of the Guardia Civil.
Specifically, the headquarters of Torre Pacheco, San Javier and San Pedro del Pinatar has become Main, and this has enabled the creation of new areas of investigation of crimes.
To finish, highlighted that among the investment of Plan E of the Ministry of Interior are being carried out improvement works in all the barracks of the Guardia Civil in the amount of 58,000 euros, with the aim of providing better services to citizens and advance safety and service efficiency.
Source: Delegación del Gobierno en Murcia