Police out in force during holidays

Police out in force during holidays

The Yogyakarta Police is to deploy 3,687 officers from various
units to safeguard the year-end Christmas and New Year holidays,
provincial police chief Brig. Gen. Sudirman said recently.

The Yogyakarta Police commenced its seasonal security measures
with the Ketupat Operation to safeguard Idul Fitri and the
traffic of holidaymakers.

Sudirman said Kulonprogro in the western part of the province,
Tempel-Sleman in the north and Solo-Prambanan in the east -- all
entry points to Yogyakarta -- were prone to traffic congestion
from the influx of holiday travelers.

Police have prepared alternative routes for travelers in the
event that these areas were heavily congested.

Head of the provincial transportation agency Setyoso
Hardjowisastro added that traffic accidents were frequent along
the Northern Outer Ringroad and Jl. Piyungan, connecting
Yogyakarta and Wonosari, as well as roads linking Yogyakarta with
Prambanan, Bantul and Imogiri, and cautioned motorists to be
extra careful along these routes. -- JP