Choppers will boost war on crime – Tsimako

31 January, 2009 in Botswana

source: Mmegi
STAFF WRITER

Police Commissioner Thebeyame Tsimako hopes the three recently delivered AS 350 83 helicopters will go a long way in improving the Botswana Police Service operations like anti-motor vehicle hijackings, traffic surveillance, public order maintenance, search and rescue missions.

Tshimako was speaking at the end of a “20km walk for development” held to raise funds for the construction of a shelter (leobo) at the Mathangwane Village Kgotla last Saturday.

The police chief said as the helicopters are not enough to cover the entire country, it is “operationally viable that at first, they should mostly cover crime-prone areas” and attend to other regions on a call-out basis.

He said they are currently engaged in training operational personnel to prepare them for the challenges that lie ahead.

In regard to the fund-raising walk, Tshimako applauded residents of Mathangwane Village in the Central District, for demonstrating the spirit of self-reliance to develop their [continue reading]

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