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The police have redoubled their efforts to solve property cases, says R. Rajaram The police have redoubled their efforts at cracking undetected property crime cases reported in the city by forming four dedicated teams. Constituted last week on the instructions of the Commissioner of Police Shankar Jiwal, each special team has been assigned the task of solving specific cases. The teams are headed by an Inspector attached to the Law Order Wing and will work under the supervision of the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime and Traffic). Six to eight men constitute each team. The Inspector of Fort police station has been given the responsibility of cracking undetected two-wheeler theft cases, while the K. K. Nagar police station Inspector is dealing exclusively cases of house break-ins. The Inspector of Thillai Nagar and Cantonment police stations are handling cases of cheating and chain-snatching and baggage-lifting and crimes committed by diverting public attention. Apart from the special teams, four others would work exclusively on profiling and maintaining surveillance on active criminals. These four have been formed by reorganising the eight teams constituted range-wise last year to pursue two-wheeler lifters and those involved in house break-in cases. The formation of the teams is the latest crime-prevention move on the part of the city police authorities to solve cases and bring down property offences in the long run. Statistics reveal that of the over 600 crime cases reported during 2007, as many as 544 have been solved. “Major theft” and “house break-in” accounted for over 500 of these cases. Of the 68 house break-in cases reported in the city limits last year, the law enforcers detected 35 cases. Similarly, 485 out of the total 511 “major theft” cases had been detected. Around 25 cases of two-wheeler thefts are yet to be detected. Police sources say emphasis has been on registration of cases, without turning away the complainants. For instance, the number of cases of two-wheeler thefts, which continue to remain a challenge notwithstanding the arrest of many accused, has gone up by about 50 per cent over last year, officials say. Mr. Jiwal said the police were also engaged in educating the public on the precautionary steps to be taken. Despite the awareness campaign and the introduction of short-messaging service (SMS) facility to notify the police on locked houses, many residents fail to inform the police, regret police officials. Eve-teasing complaints, accidents and law and order problems could also be reported to the police by sending SMS to the dedicated number 9788810000. The messages should carry the place, date and time and police station limits.
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