The Calpe Local Police commanders have met with the Mayor, Juan Antonio Sánchez, and the Councillor for Public Safety, Guillermo Sendra, to prepare the security plan for the summer period.
At this coordination meeting, criteria and lines of action were established, and the human and material resources needed to deal with a period when the floating population can reach figures in excess of 140,000 inhabitants were specified. This substantial increase in the population makes it necessary to plan ahead for the organisation of events and the surveillance of beaches, residential areas and the town centre.
Over the coming weeks, the workforce will be reinforced to cope with the summer demand, and the Local Police will focus on combating illegal sales and monitoring the promenades and beaches.
‘This substantial increase in visitors during the summer requires hard work in terms of planning and organising the Local Police structure in order to maintain the high level of public safety that Calpe offers, and this meeting seeks to coordinate and adopt effective measures,’ said Guillermo Sendra, Councillor for Public Safety.
In addition to the increase in personnel planned for the summer period, measures will also be taken to put a semi-rigid boat into service for maritime surveillance, to incorporate police officers on bicycles along the promenades and to purchase four new motorcycles this week to reinforce the material resources of the Calpe Police.