CDNTopStories: The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) has observed that crime rate has dropped ever since police visibility was increased here to help strictly implement health protocols. CDNDigital
Lieutenant Colonel Wilbert Parilla, CCPO deputy director for operations, said the 24-hour police visibility and limited mobility of the public are the two main factors in the drop in city’s crime volume.
He said for the entire month of July, they have recorded at least 20 crime incidents in the city. In the first three days of August, no crime was recorded so far. Parilla admitted that while crime has dropped, the number of health protocol violators has increased since the start of MECQ period on August 1.
On August 2, police apprehended a total of 128 adults and rescued 17 minors. Violating curfew hours was still on the top of the list.
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