Freeman Razemba – Senior Reporter
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has acquired more highway patrol vehicles, heavy-duty machines, trucks and drones as part of its efforts to improve policing countrywide.
These vehicles and equipment were commissioned in Harare on Friday last week by the Commissioner General of Police Stephen Mutamba.
In a statement, national police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi said, “The ZRP has acquired another batch of highway patrol vehicles, heavy equipment, trucks and drones as the Government continues to capacitate and equip the police to enhance effective performance of law enforcement duties in the country.”
Recently, police also acquired more highway patrol vehicles and motorcycles as part of their efforts to curb road carnage and bring sanity to the country’s roads.
The vehicles and motorcycles, which will also be used to monitor criminal activities, were commissioned in Harare by Police Commissioner-General Mutamba.
Comm Nyathi said these highway patrol vehicles and motorbikes would enable the country’s roads and highways to be policed.
They will also be used to monitor traffic and criminal activities throughout the country.
In June, the ZRP also acquired more motorcycles, which are being used in traffic enforcement and patrols countrywide.
The all-purpose terrain motorcycles were allocated to police stations for effective management of scene attendance, crime management, general and specific patrols and tackling reckless driving conduct on the roads.
Commissioner Nyathi called on the public to cooperate with law enforcement agents.
He said the batch of motorcycles was for urban centres policing, rural patrol and traffic enforcement throughout the country.
The all-terrain motorcycles will be allocated to police stations for effective management of scene attendance, crime management, general and specific patrols and tackling reckless driving conduct on the roads.
In January, the ZRP acquired high-powered boats, motorbikes and additional patrol vehicles in a major boost to law enforcement, emergency response and crime-fighting operations across the country.
The new equipment was strategically deployed to police provinces and stations to strengthen patrols, for rescue missions and enhance rapid-response capabilities, particularly in hard-to-reach areas.
