Councilor Mair visits the Carabinieri Headquarters: security challenges – Bolzano

by times news cr

2024-04-20 20:55:42

BOLZANO. The councilor for public safety and violence prevention, Ulli Mairheld the inaugural visit to the provincial Commander of the Carabinieri, Colonel Raffaele Rivola. Also present were the operational commander and the commanders of the companies from Bolzano, Bressanone, Brunico, Egna, Merano, Ortisei, San Candido, Silandro and Vipiteno.

At the level of the local contingent, in the province of Bolzano approximately mille Carabinieri, divided into 9 companies and 80 offices located throughout South Tyrol. Among the topics covered during the meeting: bilingualism of Carabinieri personneli competitions for bilingual staff in the province of Bolzano and the problem of finding accommodation for staff.

The provincial Commander of the Carabinieri analyzed the current trends in the field of public security and illustrated to councilor Mair the challenges in the field of public safetyexplaining in particular how aanalysis of criminal trends allowed more efficient planning of patrol services. As a result, red-handed arrests have also increased, especially for thefts, robberies and drug-related crimes. In the first three months of the current year, arrests increased by 39,6% compared to the same period of 2023.
The Carabinieri collaborated intensively with youth offices, schools and other social institutions to prevent crimes by minors.

«In the context of public security, it is absolutely necessary for the provincial government to be able to coordinate with the country’s security forces: a job that allows us to identify and define common strategies», underlined councilor Mair.

«I thank the Carabinieri for their security service. Bilingual staff is particularly important to us, as are preventive measures. As councilor for public safety, I work on the basis of the coalition program for the activation of the security fund to equip the police to the extent necessary to ensure public safety”, reiterated councilor Mair.

«The visit of Councilor Mair is a great honor for us, as it demonstrates the closeness and sensitivity of the Province towards the issue of security. For us Carabinieri, who operate throughout the province and take care of 67% of all crimes, the support from the Province of Alto Adige is very important”, declared the provincial Commander of the Carabinieri, Colonel Raffaele Rivola.


2024-04-20 20:55:42

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