The Need to Add Patrol Police in the Unit
Patrol police are necessary for the police department. It plays a big part in the solving of crime cases in the department. The police department’s backbone may be called the criminal investigation as many crimes are done during the night hours. The patrol police help in many ways in solving criminal cases, and some of how it is essential to add them in the unit are discussed below:
- The patrol police collect and preserves physical evidence that may be associated with a crime. The department ensures that any evidence that may help the investigation department prove the suspects guilty is secure and well preserved, especially during night hours.
- The patrol police also check and secure crime scenes for any evidence associated with crime. They ensure that the crime scenes are well guarded, and no suspects will access them to temper with the evidence that may prove them guilty.
- Since most crimes are done during the night hours, the patrol police help identifies the suspects; they give all the descriptions they have to the investigation department to arrest them.
- The patrol police also help in recovering stolen properties. They assist the investigation department in finding out the whereabouts of any stolen property by either giving out the routes and even the mode of transportation the suspects might have used to escape after stealing.
- The patrol department also helps in checking of drug possession. They assist in cubbing the drugs’ distribution to many youths, which triggers them after using them to commit crimes.
- The department also helps in preventing night gambling. These gamblers end up committing crimes, especially when one is a loser gambler.
- The patrol police also help in the people’s properties to prevent trespass to their properties. In the case of any person trespasses, the department is always there to prevent this. The trespass may lead to criminal cases, the patrol police may control this, or they may help give out information about the same.
- They also help prevent driving under the influence, which may cause accidents, especially during night hours. The patrol department will give more information about this because they are always available during the cases.
- Since the patrol department is always available to the crime scenes, they prevent language, noise, and misconduct during night hours. They ensure that people are in their houses at the right time and not making noise to people asleep. In case of any, they are arrested and taken to court for judgment.
- Since most of the rape cases are done at night, the patrol department helps in the prevention of the same. They ensure that all ladies and young girls who might be late on roads reach their destinations well.
- The department also provides security to people with private businesses at night hours. They ensure that no criminals are there to hinder these people from selling their properties at any time. If any crime issue concerning the same, they provide that the criminals are arrested and charged with the available evidence.