PSP puts more 100 agents in the streets of Lisbon because of “relax … – publico

                 

                         
                     

                 

 
                         

The PSP announced Wednesday that it will put on the streets of Lisbon over a hundred agents at Easter, because of the “relax tourist” visiting the city at this time.

                     

                         “Pickpockets have a very special art and take advantage of this relaxation, the fact that those on holiday to relax the security concerns,” explained the commander of the metropolitan PSP Lisbon, the superintendent Jorge Mauricio, according to which the number of pickpockets holdings in this area of ​​intervention has increased 200 percent in 2014.

So while in 2103 were caught by authorities 40 people, many of whom were active in public transport crowded with people, especially the careers tram going through the most tourist areas of Lisbon, last year 121 were arrested, ten of which were repeat offenders. In the first quarter of 2015 fell in police meshes 27 people, 13 more than in the same period last year.

The number of complaints in tourism stations, located in Lisbon and Cascais, also has been rising – from 5409 presented in 2013 to 7506 recorded in 2014. “There are cities where special teams were created only to combat pick pocketing,” said the same official, assuming that Lisbon “to evolve” for this type of police action <. /> p>

Public transport is one of the great PSP surveillance bets, explained Jorge Mauricio, adding that the hundred agents who will be out until Sunday to strengthen patrolling play usually administrative functions within the stations. But as “Lisbon is cool and was even recently considered one of the most romantic cities to travel,” the police decided to take to the streets in force, so that’s a holiday not become the illicit proceeds of others. “Often the only citizen realizes that you took the wallet when the police arrive at his feet and returns it to him,” says the commander.

As is already the case since 2012, also this Easter weekenders agents count on the collaboration of two of his colleagues Spaniards who circulate in a vehicle of the National Police Corps in Spain. Stated goal: “Helping the contact between the Portuguese police and Spanish citizens visiting Portugal this time of year”

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