Ponta Grossa receives new equipment to strengthen municipal guard operations
Ponta Grossa received new equipment for the Municipal Guard and Traffic Patrol, with focus on security, training and operational performance.
The Prefeitura de Ponta Grossa expanded, on Wednesday (14), the structure intended for municipal security forces with the delivery of new equipment for the Municipal Civil Guard (GCM) and for the Patrulhamento Viário Cluster.
In total, 175 kits of neuromuscular incapacitation weapons and 350 gas sprinklers destined for the Municipal Civil Guard were received. 20 pistols with controlled impact ammunition, popularly known as rubber bullets, were also delivered for use by the Patrulhamento Viário Group.
The municipal administration is expected to receive a total of 100 pistols with controlled impact ammunition by December.
Training of agents
In addition to the acquisition of new equipment, the Municipality states that it has been expanding investments in the training of professionals who work in public safety.
The officers of the Municipal Civil Guard have already completed courses in Community Policing and the use of Instruments of Least Offensive Potential. Another initiative in implementation is aimed at mental health care of municipal public safety professionals.
According to prefeita Elizabeth Schmidt, delivery is part of the process of strengthening the structure offered to agents.
“Investing in public safety is also investing in the training of professionals and in the working conditions of those who are protecting the population on a daily basis. These equipment and training actions contribute to strengthen the work of our teams,” he said.
New resources for occurrences
The municipal secretary of Citizenship and Public Security, Guilherme Rangel, stressed that the equipment increases the alternatives available to the teams during the attendance of the occurrences.
“Qualification and equipment are important for our teams to act with more preparation and safety, respecting the protocols and the needs of each occurrence,” he explained.
For the commander of the Municipal Civil Guard, inspector Alessandro de Macedo, the investments are also part of the process of valuing the servers.
“This reinforcement contributes to the conditions of the Guard and gives continuity to the work of training and valorization of our professionals,” he said.
The Superintendent of Traffic, João Rodrigo Pontes, pointed out that the controlled impact guns will be used by the Group of Patrulhamento Viário according to the established protocols and the training of the agents.
“The equipment expands the resources available for the grouping, contributing to the operational performance of the agents, according to the protocols of use and training,” he said.
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