The Tema Regional Police Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Augustine Gyening, has advised expatriates not to make themselves easy targets for armed robbers.
The Regional Police Commander, expressed concern that some expatriates stay out deep into the night so on their return home, armed robbers trail, attack and rob them in their homes.
He also cited cases where his men, on several occasions, had had to either escort expatriates who were heavily drunk, deep in the night, or drive them home.
ACP Gyening advised the expatriates not to stay out too deep into the night and also to avoid excessive drinking, especially outside their homes.
He reminded people who go out to make free night calls on the streets and in dark places that they are also exposing themselves to armed robbers.
The Regional Police Commander gave the assurance that his men were on the ground to protect both lives and property.
He, however, urged the general public to take interest in their personal security.
Giving crime statistics in the Metropolis, ACP Gyening indicated that during the first half of 2009, his outfit received 11,192 cases, adding,
however, that the figure had dropped to 8,751 during the same period this year.
He said that in the first half of last year, 1,969 cases were sent to court, while 982 cases were processed for court in the first half of this
year.
He stated that during the period under review, in 2009, there were 626 convicted cases, while 2010 recorded 339 convicted cases.
The Regional Police Commander said adjourned cases numbered 949 in the first half of 2009, but the figure dropped to 641 during the same period
this year.
ACP Gyening said 1,383 cases were closed in the first half of 2009 in courts, while the figure reduced to 695 during the same period this year.
He said the total number of cases that were under Police investigations in the first half of 2009 was 7,337, while 6,894 cases had been investigated during the same period this year.
Superintendent Eric Amoako, Tema Regional Crime Officer, said security was a shared responsibility.
�We know the criminals are living in various communities and in various homes, the residents know them better than us, and they should volunteer any information on criminals to us,� Supt. Amoako said, assuring informants of their confidentiality.