Mobile squad and SAG fused into Rapid Intervention Unit

The police force will be fusing its mobile squad with the Special Assignment Group in a bid to deliver a better daily service, the police corps announced today.

The new Rapid Intervention Unit, as the unit will now be called, will provide daily patrols around the island in a bid to prevent criminality, and will provide training for police deployments ranging from armed robbery to riots.

The RIU will see police officers operating on a universal shift that will give officers a longer break and training periods for their continuous development, as well as serve to increase the number of police vehicles on duty.