The facilities are practically ready and only a few technical details are missing, such as the installation of an armoury, with the corresponding security measures, changing rooms, lockers, furniture and installation of fibre, communications, etc. The new police station is expected to be fully operational within six months.
Palma Local Police chiefs consider the location of the new police station to be of vital importance. “From a strategic security point of view and in terms of moving personnel around, we will gain a lot. But we must not forget that for dissuasive purposes, the 24-hour presence, 365 days a year, of cars, motorbikes, vans and more than 100 officers in one of the hottest spots in the city will be decisive”, they point out. Another of the highlights of Mayor Martínez’s shock plan is the installation of eight intelligent surveillance cameras. These devices will be strategically located at different points in the Parc de ses Estacions.
One of the technical characteristics of the new surveillance cameras is that they are equipped with the most cutting-edge and efficient technology on the market. The devices are equipped with artificial intelligence and face readers. This means that during the night, when the park is closed, the cameras will be able to detect intruders and automatically monitor all areas where criminals move. T
he recordings will be kept in the custody of a police archive, under the parameters established by the Data Protection Law, and can only be viewed by agents of the Palma Local Police. These images will be decisive in the different legal proceedings of criminal acts committed in the area of the Parc de ses Estacions and the Intermodal station. The council stresses that with this promise fulfilled by Jaime Martínez, the city will have “an army” of elite police to curb crime, youth gangs, ex-gangs and prostitution.
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Are these new boots on the ground?
Excellent initiative, and no doubt will result in positive results. I have though one question. What sort of justice will be meted out to the offenders apprehended by said police ?
Are these new boots on the ground or drafted from other areas?
GREAT NEWS , Finally some good News about getting to grips with what has become a very Dangerous Situation before it is to late and hopefully they will really get on with it , im sure there will be ways around the ring of steel but anyway , something need´s to Happen !
Thank goodness as Palma has become a no go area for some years now especially at night ,and the Paseo Maratimo has many unsavoury characters roaming around and recently a number of street robberies by irregular individuals. Hopefully this will change the bad perception of Palma.
So the police will deter and arrest any wrong doers just for the courts to release them with a slapped wrist the same day. Hmmm.
How's his plan for cleaning up Palma going? All the graffiti gone? Clean streets?