More neighbourhood groups will be set up to apprehend criminals in Ha Noi, Nguyen Duc Nhanh, director of the city's Police Department, said at a meeting on security control on Thursday.
According to Nhanh, the groups were first tried out in HCM City.
A pilot trial in Ha Noi's Hai Ba Trung District since July last year has also proved positive.
The district currently has groups in all 20 of its wards, according to Hai Ba Trung District police.
"The establishment of these groups shows the public is concerned about preserving social security," said Nhanh.
To learn from experienced groups in south-eastern Binh Duong Province and HCM City, the Ha Noi Police Department recently visited both areas.
Nhanh said that the department was determined to make the groups operate effectively.
The Police Department also plans to organise a full-scale robbery rehearsal for gold shop proprietors and workers on October 15.
The aim is to instruct gold shops in an area to react should a robbery take place.
This follows concern following a tragic robbery at Ngoc Bich gold shop in northern Bac Giang Province in which a couple and their 18-month-old child were killed.
Nhanh said that alarm systems had been set up between gold shops and local police. Many police officers would take part in the rehearsal.
"Gold shoppers will also be invited to the rehearsal," added Nhanh.
Source: Viet Nam News |