Yoon Hee-geun, Commissioner of the National Police Agency, "Mobile Patrol Unit and Criminal Mobile Unit to be Deployed in Areas with Rapidly Increasing Security Demand"

Yoon Hee-geun, Commissioner of the National Police Agency, visited the Hongdae commercial district in Mapo-gu, Seoul, emphasizing the plan to deploy the newly established Mobile Patrol Unit and Criminal Mobile Unit next year, focusing on areas with rapidly increasing security demands.

According to the National Police Agency on the 22nd, Commissioner Yoon visited the Hongdae area near Hongdaeipgu Station in Mapo-gu, Seoul, where he toured local livelihood sites with the Hongdae Small Business Prosperity Association and other local residents, and held a meeting to listen to the opinions of the community. /Provided by the National Police Agency

According to the National Police Agency on the 22nd, Commissioner Yoon toured the livelihood sites with local residents, including the Hongdae Small Business Association, near Hongdae Entrance Station in Mapo-gu, Seoul, and held a meeting to listen to the opinions of local residents. Commissioner Yoon received a report on the operation status of the 'Crowd Management System CCTV' located near the Hongdae club district from Lee Tae-jin, president of the Hongdae Small Business Association, its members, and the chief of Mapo Police Station, conducting inspections of crime prevention and safety management facilities. Additionally, he listened to on-site opinions related to local security for about an hour from around 10 merchants and 10 field police officers.

Local residents expressed their hope that no accidents would occur due to the crowds gathering during the holidays. President Lee said, "Recently, the floating population around Hongdae Street has noticeably increased, and with many foreign tourists, we want to collaborate with the police on local safety and crime prevention to create a safe commercial district. It is expected that crowds will gather in Hongdae during the Christmas and New Year holidays, so it would be good if merchants and the police cooperate well to prevent accidents."

Commissioner Yoon stated, "The police have designated the Hongik Police Substation as the central regional office and are concentrating police forces there," adding, "From next year, we plan to establish organizations such as the Mobile Patrol Unit and Criminal Mobile Unit to deploy them to areas where security demands are rapidly increasing." The National Police Agency conducted a large-scale organizational restructuring on September 19 to enhance crime prevention and response capabilities. Starting next year, the police plan to convert managerial and administrative personnel into field officers and establish 28 Mobile Patrol Units nationwide (2,668 personnel). Furthermore, they intend to activate support for civilian cooperation groups, strengthen joint patrols, and expand crime prevention infrastructure such as CCTV through collaboration with related agencies, implementing various policies to ensure public safety is tangibly felt.

Commissioner Yoon also said, "Concerns about drug crimes in entertainment venues such as clubs have recently increased," and urged, "We hope local merchants will show great interest and cooperate with police crackdowns and prevention activities, as they did during the recent Halloween week." He added, "I believe it is important to listen to and resolve the difficulties and grievances of the public on-site," and stated, "We will actively reflect the valuable opinions of local residents in future policies and do our best to stabilize livelihoods and restore peaceful daily life to the public."

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