ALBANIA: APRILIA SHIVER MOTORCYCLE
FOR THE NEW PATROLS OF THE STATE POLICE

Il Ministro degli Affari Interni dell’Albania, Mr. Saimir Tahiri

Security mission for the new motorcycle police patrols riding the Aprilia Shiver 750, in service in the capital Tirana and in Albania's main urban centres. On 15 February last, the launch ceremony of the Motorcycle Patrol Intervention Unit of the State Police was held. An important event attended by the Minister of Internal Affairs Mr. Saimir Tahiri, who underlined the importance of the new service, in the presence of other senior members of the Ministry of the Interior.

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This was followed by the speech of the Director of the State Police, Mr. Haki Cako (in the photo below), with the participation of senior officials of the police, of the National Security Academy, of the press and TV.

The Head of the State Police underlined that the new general patrol has been provided with 73 Aprilia motorcycles (Shiver 750 model with ABS in "Police" version with customised livery), with modern accessories such as portable radio and visual and audible signals ( supplementary flashing lights and sirens).

Completing the equipment for the motorcycle police are the full-face helmets and uniforms with high-visibility inserts. This new service, explained Mr. Cako, will directly affect the increase in the trust of citizens: it will be fast and professional, able to rapidly respond to the needs of the population and capable of immediate intervention to combat crime.

In order to fulfil its important mission and achieve its strategic objectives, the State Police must be innovative and demonstrate creativity in the way in which it provides its service, in order to better respond to the new challenges it faces, continued Mr. Cako.

In this context, also the Motorcycle Patrol Intervention Unit, which is the latest service to be added to the State Police, aims to increase the effectiveness of its operations. The motorcycle unit will be established and function as part of the local police services, at the local Police Headquarters in Tirana and police stations in Durres, Vlora and Shkodra, with the intention of organising additional patrols in other structures of the State Police (government institution which purchased the Aprilia motorcycles via Edmond, the Piaggio Group importer).

Through this service, the State Police aims to achieve a number of objectives:

• More complete control of the territory with a Police service in areas which cannot be patrolled with cars or officers on foot.
• Increase in the speed of intervention of police patrols in all inhabited areas or centres.
• Increase in the parameters of the fight against crime, increasing chasing and capture interventions.
• Reduced costs compared to car patrols.
• Alignment of the level of service of police patrols with Western standards.

La cerimonia si è svolta nell’importante piazza dedicata a Madre Teresa di Calcutta, dove ha sede l’Università di Tirana.