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Increased police monitoring in Marpi
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Posted on Dec 14 2011
By Clarissa David
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With the onset of the busiest season for tourists in the CNMI, the Department of Public Safety is planning to monitor all vehicles that visit Marpi and have hourly patrols to deter crimes against tourists in the area.
DPS Commissioner Ray Mafnas, who was guest speaker at yesterday’s Rotary Club of Saipan meeting, said they will create two posts to take videos and photographs of every vehicle that enters and exits tourist sites in Marpi.
He said that DPS personnel now also patrol Marpi sites “every hour, on the hour” to discourage criminals.
“Every community knows that the police cannot be present in every part of the community at all times but consistency is important. So that is now taking place on a daily basis,” said Mafnas.
These efforts, he said, will continue “and we don’t have any plans to stop it.”
The commissioner pointed out that there are no more reported crimes happening in Marpi recently “because we believe that we have the individual responsible behind bars.”
Mafnas disclosed that they also plan to procure new vehicles that will be sent out to villages “to maintain law and order, protect life and property, and deter crime.”
“Where we fail to deter crime, we need to investigate.Ideally, we don’t want crimes to be committed but it’s going to happen one way or the other,” he added.
