Police to get 100 new patrol vans

Police to get 100 new patrol vans

JAKARTA: Jakarta Police say it will get 100 new patrol vans in
June.

The 100 vans were part of a total of 300 new vans the police
would receive, Senior Commissioner Anton Bachrul Alam said on
Monday.

The first 100 vans, a donation from the city administration,
are South Korean-made KIA Carens, equipped with global
positioning systems (GPS), he said.

The operation of the new vans was aimed at improving security
in Greater Jakarta, he said.

Some 3,500 policemen have been trained to operate the patrol
vans, he said, adding that both the Jakarta Police and the city
administration had provided funds for the operation.

Anton, however, did not say when the remaining 200 vans would
start operating. --Antara