This morning the Mayor of Mazarron, Ginés Campillo, has delivered the body of the local police of 3 brand new Seat Altea XL cars that are fully equipped with police kit and also have a screen for detainees for a total security agents said body.
These 3 cars are substituted for 3 cars with more than 12 years of life that will be used in other areas of the consistory.
Ginés Campillo said that "the local police made the request to renew its fleet of 3 vehicles because of their age, and a new clear commitment to improve safety in the municipality have made the effort to make available to the body these new vehicles which, besides being fully equipped, have a maximum safety for the operators ".
The 3 cars were acquired by the system of renting and will pay a monthly amount of 4,000 euros less than the 3 vehicles.
As explained by the sales manager "Huertas Ginés Cartagena", Juan Francisco Sánchez, "the cars have all the most advanced security systems, has an output of 140 hp and have low maintenance and energy because it is automatic cars , which also produce low CO2 emissions. "
The Local Police Sergeant Ramon Segura, thanked the efforts of the Mayor and City Council to purchase these new vehicles "to help us perform efficiently the tasks associated with our body, thus assuming a clear improvement in safety of the citizens of our municipality. "
Local police now have in their fleet of 8 cars and 6 bikes and is composed of 57 agents.
Councilman Public Safety and Civil Protection, Miguel Maria Garcia, stressed that "our goal is to gradually renew, and to the extent possible, the fleet of vehicles available to the local police to give it the necessary means allow them to carry out their work more effectively. "
In this sense, the mayor added that "for the safety of our agents have also acquired 15 bulletproof vests, which shows our commitment to the safety of both citizens and the agents of the local police."
Source: Ayuntamiento de Mazarrón