- The government delegate in Cantabria met this Monday with the mayor of Torrelavega to analyze the events that occurred last week in the city
- Casares and López Estrada have sent a message of “calm and tranquility” to the population before “specific events”: “Torrelavega is a safe city”
The government delegate in Cantabria, Pedro Casares, has announced the reinforcement of the National Police Commissioner in Torrelavega with more specialized units of Citizen Security and the Prevention and Reaction Unit (UPR), which will be “permanently” in the city on weekends.
Casares has detailed that this reinforcement has already operated this past weekend after last week, after several events that generated “social alarm”, a service order was decreed from the Superior Police Headquarters in Cantabria for the reinforcement of the police presence in Torrelavega.
This was detailed this Monday after the meeting he had with the mayor of Torrelavega, Javier López Estrada, and after which both sent a message of “calm and tranquility” to the population because Torrelavega is a safe city, as evidenced by the data of the Secretary of State for Security.
“So far this year, with data closed until October, the number of serious crimes or the number of crimes with force have been reduced in the city of Torrelavega,” said Casares.
The government delegate has indicated that he understands the concern of the neighbors but has assured that the criminal events that occurred last week are “specific events” and to which the Delegation and the City Council and the National and Local Police work in a “coordinated way”.
As for the two robberies recorded last week in the city, one in a bar and the other in a gas station, he has detailed that both were committed by the same three individuals and one of them was arrested “in a very short time”. After being brought before the courts, he has indicated that his imprisonment was ordered.
“The other two individuals who have participated in both events are identified by the National Police, which is currently working to have them arrested and brought to justice,” said Casares.
The delegate has praised the “extraordinary work” being done by the National Police because “in a very short time the first arrest was made and the other two were identified.”
For his part, the mayor of Torrelavega has thanked the “speed” of the Delegation to organize this working meeting on security in the city, as well as to implement the reinforcement of the National Police in the face of recent events.
“Torrelavega is a safe city”, said López Estrada, who insisted that this is evidenced by the data and that, therefore, it is necessary “to remove that patina of image of insecurity that the city of Torrelavega may have as a result of isolated incidents that can occur and accumulate as has unfortunately happened last week”.
In addition to considering “correct” the response of the Government Delegation and the National Police to reinforce units, the councilor has urged to continue working together to “take preventive measures that allow these events to be less frequent and more timely.”
The meeting was also attended by the deputy mayor of Torrelavega, José Luis Urraca; the councilor for Citizen Security, Pedro Pérez Noriega; the regional head of Operations of the National Police, Carlos J. Martínez, along with other commanders of the body; and the head of the Local Police of Torrelavega, Enrique Trigueros.