Police inspectorates in several districts of Moldova will be equipped with modern investigative tools and devices to enhance their capacity to react and respond to public order and security threats. Similarly, National Police subdivisions will benefit from specialized hardware and software solutions to support cybercrime investigations. Mobile police stations will be purchased and adapted for field investigation work, crime prevention and road traffic monitoring.
The initiatives are part of the project “Support police capacity building in the field of public order and cybercrime in Moldova”, implemented by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Moldova, with the support of the Government of the United States of America, through the U.S. Department of States’ Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, IPN reports.
The mobile police stations will be housed in specially adapted vehicles, each of which will provide working space for at least three people. In addition to the standard equipment used in police work, the vehicles will be equipped with technologies that allow for rapid location of public-order incidents and prompt interventions.
The project also aims to improve the personal protection of police employees by providing special gear (bullet-proof vests, ballistic helmets, etc.). Technologies for patrolling, surveillance, and detection of incidents on national roads (night vision devices, metal detectors, portable devices for drug detection and automatic license plate readers, etc.) will be delivered.
“The U.S. Embassy is proud to announce this $2,790,000 investment, which demonstrates our commitment to help Moldovan law enforcement quickly adjust to evolving criminal techniques,” stated Kent Logsdon, United States Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova.
“I am delighted to announce this new project financed by the U.S. Government, with which UNDP has a long-lasting cooperation resulting in improved police services, so people could enjoy more safety and trust police officers,” said Daniela Gasparikova, UNDP Resident Representative to the Republic of Moldova.
The project will be implemented in 2024-2025.
