The NCD City Wardens with assistance from the police continue to curb out theft and petty crimes in Port Moresby city. In a recent incident, a woman's phone was retrieved after the snatcher was apprehended by the good city wardens and police at Gordons Bus Stop yesterday morning. According to the police and the wardens, the woman was transiting through Gordons bus stop when her phone was snatched by the suspect. NCD Metropolitan Superintendent Silva Sika confirmed that the suspect was apprehended by the wardens when the woman called out for help. He said the suspect has been charged and detained and is now awaiting court after the woman provided her statement. Met. Supt. Sika said since the inception of the City Wardens Initiative a month ago, they have collaborated well with the police. He said their presence at Boroko and Gordons had seen big improvements such as cleaner bus stops and people are moving freely. "I want to comment on the hard-working wardens and the police for a job well done. It's festive season and I hope that initiative can be extended to the other parts of the city to help police. We are down with manpower, and we need such initiatives to help us work together to make our city clean and safe. I want to commend the wardens for what they had been doing," Met. Supt. Sika said. He further added that from police records, the crime rate at Gordons and Boroko area, especially the petty crimes, has decreased since the introduction of the city wardens' program. He said that is a good sign of police and other organizations working together to fight crime. He also called on those who want to commit crimes that police are now out in numbers for the festive season operation. They will not hesitate to discipline those who step out of line.