"No Worries About Sexual Crimes"... Jeong Myeong-geun, Mayor of Hwaseong, Leads Joint Patrol

Dongtan Hosu Park, Night Patrol of Sex Offenders' Residences
"Leading Crime Prevention through Public-Private-Police Collaboration"

Jeong Myeong-geun, mayor of Hwaseong City, Gyeonggi Province, conducted a joint night patrol at Dongtan Lake Park and special security activities around the residences of sex offenders on the 12th.

Jung Myung-geun, mayor of Hwaseong City, is talking with citizens who came out for a walk during a night patrol at Dongtan Lake Park.
[Photo by Hwaseong City]

This joint patrol was aimed at alleviating citizens' anxiety caused by a series of recent heinous crimes. Participants in the joint patrol included Mayor Jeong, Hong Gi-hyeon, Chief of the Gyeonggi Southern Provincial Police Agency, Byeon Chang-beom, Chief of Hwaseong Dongtan Police Station, Kim Won-sik, Chief of Hwaseong Western Police Station, Hwaseong city council members, the Autonomous Crime Prevention Patrol, the Model Drivers Association, and other civilian volunteer organizations.

Mayor Jeong and his party conducted the joint patrol at Dongtan Lake Park from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., then moved to the vicinity of the residence of sex offender Park Byeong-hwa in Bongdam-eup to inspect the local security status and potential safety hazards.

Mayor Jeong stated, “We will continue to take the lead in maintaining a cooperative system among civilians, government, and police to prevent crime and establish a security and administrative system capable of rapid response when crimes occur.”

Earlier, Mayor Jeong awarded certificates of commendation to members of the Dongtan 7-dong Autonomous Crime Prevention Patrol and the Model Drivers Association, who contributed to autonomous crime prevention activities, at the Dongtan 7-dong Administrative Welfare Center’s main conference room, encouraging their efforts.

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