{"id":24964,"date":"2024-12-10T17:32:58","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T17:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=24964"},"modified":"2024-12-10T17:32:59","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T17:32:59","slug":"gpf-working-to-address-rising-crime-in-region-six","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/gpf-working-to-address-rising-crime-in-region-six\/","title":{"rendered":"GPF Working to Address Rising Crime in Region Six"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Nakasia Logan | November 15, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Guyana Police Force (GPF) is intensifying efforts to combat the rising crime rate in Region Six, with a series of targeted measures aimed at reducing criminal activity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was revealed by Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum during the launch of the Christmas policing plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blanhum highlighted that, for the first time in history, Region Six\u2019s crime figures have matched those of Division 4A, which traditionally recorded the highest levels of serious crime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The region has seen significant increases in gun robberies, which are nearly double compared to the previous period, alongside rises in robbery with violence, rape, and burglary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to this alarming surge, the police have deployed an intelligence team to the region, focusing on gathering information and addressing the crime wave. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although initial efforts have slowed the increase in crime, Blanhum acknowledged that the situation remains challenging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized that the GPF will continue to execute raids, roadblocks, and intelligence-led operations to restore order and bring crime rates to a manageable level. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities are optimistic that these actions, along with the enhanced Christmas Policing Plan, will ensure a safer and more peaceful holiday season for Region Six residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the meantime, local residents and business owners are urged to stay vigilant, install robust security systems, and cooperate with authorities to help combat the rise in criminal activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Nakasia Logan | November 15, 2024 The Guyana Police Force (GPF) is intensifying efforts to combat the rising crime rate in Region Six, with a series of targeted measures&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24941,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24964"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24964\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24965,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24964\/revisions\/24965"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}