Gyeongnam Police Agency Launches Special Crime Prevention Activities to Protect Residents from Weapon Crimes

The Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency is taking measures to prevent similar crimes in order to alleviate residents' anxiety over the increasing number of violent weapon-related crimes nationwide.

On the 4th, the Provincial Police Agency announced that it held a command-level countermeasure meeting chaired by Commissioner Kim Byung-su.

According to the Provincial Police Agency, the meeting was attended by the heads of all 23 police stations across the province, as well as command officials from all departments including ▲Criminal Investigation ▲Community Safety ▲112 Emergency Response ▲Cyber Investigation ▲Security, among others.

The command team decided to concentrate all police forces to carry out a "special crime prevention activity" to promptly ease residents' anxiety caused by recent random weapon attacks at locations such as Sillim Station in Seoul and Seohyeon Station in Bundang, Gyeonggi Province.

Kim Byung-su, Chief of the Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency, is presiding over a command meeting for crime prevention in densely populated areas.
[Photo by Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency]

Considering that the previous incidents mainly occurred in crowded areas, police forces will be intensively deployed to 46 major multi-use facilities in the province, including department stores, terminals, train stations, and vulnerable spots such as summer resorts.

Measures to be implemented include ▲strategic deployment of 112 patrol cars ▲strengthening local safety patrols ▲deployment of police mobile units and special forces ▲patrols by criminal investigation mobile units ▲enhanced CCTV monitoring ▲cooperative patrols with volunteer crime prevention groups ▲and establishment of cooperation systems with related agencies.

In the event of a crime, investigations will be conducted swiftly and thoroughly, and the strictest applicable punishment regulations will be enforced to impose severe penalties.

A dedicated team will be formed within the Provincial Police Agency’s Cyber Investigation Unit to monitor and track posts on online communities that may incite copycat crimes or murder threats, leading to arrests.

Commissioner Kim said, “We are the police responsible for the safety of our residents,” adding, “We will establish a decisive response system against such crimes that threaten residents’ daily lives and protect them from crime.”

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