«There are 165 new units of State Police personnel destined for Calabria, as part of the assignment plan of the Department of Public Security». This was made known by the Undersecretary of the Interior Wanda Ferro, who goes into detail about the destinations.
The subdivisions
«Twelve new units have been assigned to the Catanzaro Police Headquarters – explains Ferro –, including 8 inspectors and 4 agents. To these are added, again for the province of Catanzaro, 10 units at SISCO (6 inspectors and 4 agents), 2 units at the Border Police (1 inspector and 1 agent) and 2 units at the technical offices (1 inspector and 1 agent), for a provincial total of 26 new assignments”.
A total of 29 units are foreseen for the province of Cosenza: 2 inspectors at the Police Headquarters, 8 units at the Castrovillari Police Station (2 inspectors and 6 agents), 8 agents at the Paola Police Station, 6 agents at the Traffic Police, 4 units at the Railway Police (1 inspector and 3 agents) and 1 agent at the Postal Police.
10 units are allocated to the province of Crotone, with 8 inspectors assigned to the Police Headquarters and 2 units to the Traffic Police (1 inspector and 1 agent).
The largest contingent concerns the province of Reggio Calabria, which will be able to count on 81 new units: 32 at the Police Headquarters (20 inspectors and 12 agents), 15 at the Flying Squad (5 inspectors and 10 agents), 5 agents at the Condofuri police station, 14 units at the SISCO (9 inspectors and 5 agents), 7 agents at the Traffic Police, 1 inspector at the Railway Police, 2 units at the Police Postal Service (1 inspector and 1 agent), 2 agents in the Flight Department, 1 inspector in the technical offices and 2 inspectors in the operational protection unit.
Finally, 19 units are assigned to the province of Vibo Valentia: 8 inspectors to the Police Headquarters, 5 units to the Flying Squad (1 inspector and 4 agents), 4 units to the Traffic Police (2 inspectors and 2 agents), 1 inspector to the Postal Police and 1 inspector to Education.
Commitment to safety
«This new and significant strengthening of the workforce – concludes Undersecretary Ferro – which has seen the constant attention of the Calabrian parliamentarians of Fratelli d’Italia and a fruitful discussion with the Police unions, is the concrete sign of the strong commitment of the Chief of Police Vittorio Pisani and the Minister of the Interior Matteo Piantedosi for security in Calabria. A targeted investment that aims to strengthen territorial control, support the daily work of women and men in uniform and guarantee greater levels of safety for citizens, especially in the areas most exposed to criminal phenomena.”