The police in the capital of Morobe are gearing up for the festive period as they are now set to start Christmas operations.
Lae City Police Boss, Chief Superintendent Chris Kunyanban said Lae police are ready to take on any situation that may arise in the city.
Due to the seasonal change in weather, which has seen a large amount of precipitation hit the country’s second largest city, Kunyanban added this type of weather makes it conducive for breaking and entering of homes and he along with his men will be focusing on minimizing these crimes.
“It’s been raining for a couple of days now and with the rain we’ve seen a slight rise in breaking and entering of homes. But we’re up for the challenge and we will be patrolling the streets to make sure this does not happen.”
As part of the operations, Lae police have been conducting roadblocks and searches from the main highways into the city and will be monitoring suspicious movement at hotspot areas this includes organizing stakeouts to keep watch over the city at night time.
Kunyanban added that they have been a few pressing issues that they are facing but is determined to ensure the safety of the people while they continue on into their celebrations.
“It may be a bit tough, but it is what we signed up for and we are hoping to get the job done this Christmas.”
Police have already started pre-ops awareness in many of the suburbs of the city, working together with key stakeholders to foster good relationships with the people while at the same time urging people to not look to crime as an avenue for a quick buck, but through honest hard work.