The authorities of the city of Hialeah, in Miami-Dade County, announced their plans to increase the police presence on their streets during the upcoming Christmas holidays, to guarantee the safety of citizens.
The measure seeks to ensure that residents and visitors can feel safe while shopping and carrying out activities in shopping centers and key areas of the city. And the Christmas season is characterized not only by an increase in commercial activities, but also in robberies and assaults.
According to George Fuentes, Chief of the Hialeah Police, citizens and visitors will be able to feel safe on the streets of the city, since it is guaranteed that officers will be everywhere, ready to lend a hand to whoever needs it.
“Those who are afraid to go out, I tell them to come to Hialeah, because here they will be insured. The police will be everywhere,” the official declared during a press conference.
The plan is to increase the number of police and patrols in and near shopping centers to prevent robberies and similar crimes, which increase during this time of year. Additionally, officers will increase the frequency with which they patrol residential areas.
Miami police also announced a similar plan to strengthen surveillance during the December holidays, a measure aimed at ensuring a crime-free holiday season for residents and tourists visiting Florida.
This increase in police presence will begin to be more notable at the end of November, because it is planned to begin during the well-known Black Friday, a date known for the crowds that form in stores and frequent altercations between customers who want to take advantage of the offers. .
For years, the holiday season has been a very challenging one in terms of public order, as citizens are busy shopping for Christmas gifts, preparing for New Year’s Eve dinners, which encourages criminals to commit more crimes. assaults.
Likewise, many leave the state to visit their relatives, so thieves take the opportunity to break into empty homes to take valuables.
In that sense, Hialeah police have urged citizens to contribute to these efforts to keep the city safe by reporting any suspicious or unusual activity they come across in their neighborhoods.
