In the last month there has been a very significant increase in robberies or attempted robberies that has especially affected the scattered houses of Xaló. Previously, the residents had already been victims of criminal waves on private properties in the town.
Given this fact, the Xaló government team expresses its full understanding of the justified social alarm created in the town and assumes its responsibility in this regard. To do this, it transfers the actions that have already been carried out and those that will be implemented in the coming days:
- Guards and members of the Local Police: The guards and guards of the local police in Xaló have increased, especially on weekends. The current staff of 5 police officers carry out the maximum hours currently allowed.
- Surveillance and tracing protocol: An intensive surveillance and tracking protocol has been established on the roads of Xaló. The modus operandi of those responsible for the robberies makes tracking tasks difficult since they are very short actions in time with reduced thefts that allow escape on foot. There is already a first profile of those responsible.
- Private surveillance service: a private surveillance service has been hired, whose function is to add more detection personnel.
- Security camera plan: A strategic security camera location plan is being studied, which will be operational as soon as possible given the complexity of permits and study of locations.
- City Council spending: these measures, if they must be extended over time, imply multiplying the cost of the city council in a matter that is essentially the responsibility of other administrations. The city council cannot assume by system what other administrations cut.
- More presence of security forces: The need for a greater presence of the state security forces has been reiterated on many occasions in the Government sub-delegation, understanding that these bodies are the ones that have the preparation and means to intercept those responsible. From the Consistory they indicate that the coordination and presence of the Civil Guard has increased in recent days, but in any case it is insufficient.
- Insufficient: The reduction of State security forces in the interior towns in the last 10 years is very alarming. The Xaló Civil Guard headquarters has a symbolic activity (basically administrative and not daily) and the one in Benissa provides less and less service. It is delegated in the performance of the bodies in Moraira and Calp, far from the town and markedly insufficient.
- Concentration of government and neighbors: The councilors of the government team will gather to protest against the cut in the services of the State security forces on December 10 before the government sub-delegation in Alicante. To which they invite the neighbors and neighbors to attend.
While this situation lasts, the City Council transfers the following recommendations to the neighborhood:
- Never confront people suspected of carrying out a robbery. It is necessary to call 112 immediately and warn the nearest neighborhood. The local police telephone number is 619 223 996.
- Any information or clue must be transferred to the security forces.
- Report every action and suspicion at the Xaló Civil Guard headquarters because it is essential to have as much information as possible and record each case to demand more resources. If you do not report it, it does not appear. If you don't report it, we don't get information.
- It is important not to blame innocent people wantonly as well as to understand that hundreds of your locals walk the roads and should not be rashly treated as suspects. Think that your own son or daughter could be mistreated or put in a risky situation due to a mix-up.
