Over 1,826 deployed in operation

Over 1,826 deployed in operation

JAKARTA (JP): The Bogor police precinct is deploying 1,826
officers over the Christmas and New Year holiday season, the Vice
Chief of the Bogor Police precinct, Lt. Col. Bambang Hendarso,
said.

The deployment of the officers started on Monday and will
last until Jan. 3, Bambang said, adding that their operation
covers the Bogor area and its two neighboring cities: Sukabumi
and Cianjur.

However, the success of the operation, code named Lilin
Lodaya '94 (Candlelight '94), depends on the public's
participation, he said.

"We urge the public not to carry too many valuables or wear
eye-catching jewelry that can be tempting to burglars," Bambang
said, the Antara news agency reported on Monday.

He explained that the Puncak mountain resort area, located
in the Bogor-Cianjur-Sukabumi triangle, constituted as a major
weekend destination for Jakarta residents. The area is usually
flooded by fresh-air seekers from the capital during the
Christmas-New Year vacation.

Without going into details he said there would be a 20
percent increase in the number of vacationers this year as
compared to last year's.

Hendarso said Puncak remains an accident prone area because
of the traffic jams that usually take place along the zigzagging,
mountainous roads.

The police officer said that drivers of vehicles weighing
more than 10 tons will be asked to take an alternative road
through Sukabumi to help reduce the burden along the Puncak road.
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