Coimbatore: Ten police personnel each from the city armed reserve police would be deputed to Podanur and Kuniyamuthur police stations to prevent crimes such as chain snatching and burglaries.
Police had recently allotted 10 cops each to Singanallur, Peelamedu and Saravanampatti police stations coming under the east sub-division.
Night patrolling was intensified subsequently which brought down the crime rate in three police station limits.
With chain snatchers and burglars on the prowl in Podanur and Kuniyamuthur areas, now the police have decided to deploy cops in those areas.
Ramanathapuram (D1), Selvapuram (D2), Podanur (D3) and Kuniyamuthur (D4) police stations come under south sub-division of the city police. Ramanathapuram and Selvapuram police stations mostly cover the urban areas. But Podanur and Kuniyamuthur police station cover vast areas in the city. The two police stations have many newly developed areas, where chain snatching and burglaries were reported in the past two weeks.
“We are going to depute 10 cops each from the city armed reserve police to Podanur and Kuniyamuthur police station limits. They will work along with police officers in the two police stations and will conduct vehicle checks. The cops will go to the newly developed areas during the evening and night patrolling to reduce crimes,” city deputy commissioner of police (crime-in charge) G Stalin said.