Police Service will have an air squadron | General news

The Ghana Police Service needs to set up an air squadron to manage the aircraft that will be delivered to the service by the government to strengthen its operational activities.

The government has indicated its intention to provide three helicopters to the Ghana Police Service to improve its services.

Although it is not known when the planes will arrive in the country and where they will come from, police sources have suggested that the police would establish an air unit to fly the aircraft.

At the 2018 year-end meeting of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), commonly known as the West Africa Social Services Association (WASSA) in Accra, last Friday, the head of the Presidential cabinet, Ms. Akosua Frema Osei Opare, said that the acquisition of the three aircraft was in line with the government's commitment to empower and modernize the Ghana Police Service so that it- it can fulfill its mandate effectively and efficiently.

The theme of the 2018 WASSA was "Consolidating Ideas Against Vigilance for National Security".
WASSA is an annual event for security staff to socialize, take stock of the past year and develop a strategy.

Sophisticated crimes

Osei Opare said that while technological advances and increasing globalization have facilitated international trade and business, criminals have taken advantage of these opportunities to advance their illegal activities, thus allowing global crimes to become local and international crimes. Conversely.

"Criminals today apply sophisticated, complex, dangerous and complicated methods of committing crimes. Traditional methods and methods of investigation will not be sufficient enough to combat these crimes, "she said.

Academy of Detectives

To strengthen the human resource capacity of CID, Ms. Frema Osei Opare said that a modern national detective training academy with modern facilities would be established at Kenyasi Number One in the Bono area.

"Crimes such as robbery, kidnapping, murder and, more recently, militancy threaten the peace and stability of this country. I urge you to deal with these crimes quickly, without fear or favor. Demonstrate professionalism, daring, justice and firmness, regardless of the ethnic, political or economic status of those involved in such crimes, "she urged.

After commending the staff and officers of the CID for their hard work, the Chief of Staff urged them to act diligently in their duties.

Case tracking

Police Commissioner Maame Yaa Tiwa Addo-Danquah, director of the IDC, said that in order to carry out effective investigations, the department had developed a case tracking management system.

The system, which she described as an important tool, would not only facilitate the collection of criminal data, but would also help supervisors in the various units of the department to access files and records in real time.

She urged all investigators and their supervisors to seize the files being investigated in the system. This system, very easy to use, was developed by the police service's computer management.

Reiterating the police 's position on vigilance, Ms. Addo – Danquah said the police would maintain a policy of zero tolerance for political vigilance.

She called on the public to work with the police to fight crime. "The criminal elements of the country live with us in our communities.

Some of us know their activities but fail to inform the police, "she said.

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Some members of the police have been honored for their dedicated service.

Some journalists, including Mary Mensah of the Daily Graphic, Anita Nyarko of the Ghanaian Times, Linda Tenya of the Daily Guide, Peter Adator of TV3 and Anas Seidu of CitiFM, were also honored for their contribution to the efforts of the Ghanaian police to fight against crime .