THE DAVAO City Police Office (DCPO) is intensifying its anti-criminality campaign, with a specific focus on neutralizing robbery incidents through enhanced intelligence and stricter operational discipline.
During a staff conference held on Monday, April 6, at the Kapanalig Hall, DCPO chief Col Peter Bauzon Madria issued a series of directives aimed at streamlining the city’s police response and investigative processes.
Cracking down on robberies
Madria underscored the urgency of resolving recent robbery incidents, directing all units to exert maximum effort to identify and apprehend suspects.
He emphasized that swift investigations and proper assistance to complainants are non-negotiable in ensuring justice for victims.
“The success of police operations lies in strong collaboration, seamless coordination, and unified action,” Madria stated, noting that timely intelligence sharing among units is critical to crime prevention.
To enhance the city’s security posture, the police chief outlined several operational mandates:
- Maximizing visibility: Fuel resources are to be strictly allocated for patrol operations to ensure rapid response and high police visibility in the streets.
- CCTV Integration: Units must document and map all available CCTV cameras, utilizing them as primary tools for evidence gathering and suspect identification.
- Pre-emptive Intelligence: Police units were ordered to monitor known criminal elements proactively to prevent crimes before they occur.
- Personnel Accountability: Madria called for the strict implementation of deployment plans, requiring supervisors to closely monitor all personnel, including those from headquarters, to ensure professionalism and discipline.
The DCPO is adopting a specialized communication protocol. For instance, each unit’s activity or compliance report will now have a designated Viber group to ensure real-time monitoring and to prevent the misrouting of critical information.
Madria also reminded his officers of the importance of report integrity, stating that all submissions must undergo thorough validation before reaching higher headquarters.
