Patrol Police call centre service to be made available in Georgian regions
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The call centre service of the Patrol Police will become available in the regions of Georgia after Tbilisi.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has finished training call centre operators throughout the country meaning citizens in different regions will be able to contact the police service more effectively.
"The MIA continues to reform the patrol police which involves the development of a society-oriented police service. At the latest stage of reform, the call center 2 41 42 42 was set up on May 1st and already provides information and services to the public. To address challenges uncovered as a result of a two month study, a special programme has been launched to improve the professional skills of patrol police workers in terms of service, effective communication, working with databases and personal data specifics,” the MIA said today.
The Patrol Police is responsible for preventing and responding to crimes and administrative offences.
The patrol police department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs plans to once again increase the number of infantry patrol inspectors as the summer tourist season becomes more active.
The Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili stated today that providing better salaries and living conditions for police staff is becoming a priority for the government.
Georgia's Emergency Service 112 has improved its program software to ensure even faster and effective communication with citizens in need of police and medical services in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi.
Georgia's Emergency Service 112 is launching a mobile application for locating emergency calls and speed up the provision of aid in emergency situations in Georgia.
Georgian patrol police officers and representatives of the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia have undergone training in driving vehicles in extreme situations at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in the United States.
The Bureau of Intl Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) of the US Department of State has provided LiDAR laser technology to the Georgian Patrol Police in order to prevent traffic accidents in the country.
Georgian Patrol Police staff have been trained by employees of the US Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs to launch a new working standard with simplified procedures at incident scenes.
Today Georgia marks Police Day. Addressing police employees Georgian Interior Minister Giorgi Gakharia said that it is the “biggest honour for me to serve the country with you.” Gakharia paid homage to police employees killed on duty and stated that the current goal is the creation of an effective police,” which will always preserve political neutrality”.
A patrol police officer was stabbed in the city of Batumi, Adjara region in western Georgia, late yesterday.
The United States Embassy to Georgia has congratulated Georgia as the country marks Police Day today. "Police officers do a difficult job, often in hazardous circumstances. Most of these brave men and women face daily dangers and spend sleepless nights on duty to keep us all safe", the Embassy said.
Georgian top officials have congratulated the country’s police officers on the day, praising their role in ensuring public safety. The Georgian prime minister, president and interior minister have stated that the Georgian police are ‘absolutely apolitical’ and that Georgian policemen are ‘heroes and high class professionals.’ PM Irakli Garibashvili stated that ‘unfortunately, some anti-state forces try to deliberately discredit the police, which is unacceptable.’