The Legon District Police Commander, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Matthew Teye Tetteh on Friday had an interaction with the Legon Trotro and Taxi Drivers at the Lorry Station on crime alertness and prevention.
Mr Tetteh said in recent times armed robbers have changed their operation to the day, because the Police work seriously during the night.
He said the armed robbers have taken to the snatching of cars like Toyoto Corola, which he said has a good market, and so he advised the drivers to assist the police in fighting crime by reporting any one suspected to be an armed robber.
He said the armed robbers also visit the banks to see which customers have withdrawn large sums of money, and they trail them to their homes and attack them at gun point.
Some of the robbers also arrange with some taxi drivers to assist them in robbing the people, Mr Tetteh said.
He warned such drivers to be careful and that the police will deal with them when they are caught.
The Legon Police Commander said some robbers also arrange with garage owners to remove parts of stolen vehicles for sale, or sometimes they have the cars sprayed in different colours, to make it difficult for identification.
ASP Tetteh asked the drivers to be vigilant when driving especially in the night, listen to the conversations of the passengers, so that if they should sense any danger, report to the nearest police station for assistance.
He said there was the conception that wealthy people lived at East Legon and that has been the cause of rampant armed robbery in that area.
He therefore urged the drivers to be very careful with the people they pick within that area.
The District Commander said the Institute of Professional Studies (IPS) junction has become a crime prone zone and requested the Night and Day Patrol Teams to visit the area frequently to conduct snap checks.
Speaking on traffic regulations, Inspector Mercy Arhu of the Legon Police Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU) asked the drivers to make sure that their traffic indicators worked daily and not to drink when driving.
Inspector Arhu also appealed to the drivers to make sure that all their documents covering their vehicle which needed to be renewed was done, including the driving license.
The Station Officer, Chief Inspector Klufio asked drivers to watch out for people who lived with them and did not work during the day, but sneaked out unnoticed in the night for their nocturnal activities.
He asked drivers to report such persons to police.
The drivers appealed to the Legon Police to ensure that a traffic light is erected at the Trinity College junction, which has been noted as an accident prone area.