The Mayor of Orihuela, Emilio Bascuñana, and the Councillor for Citizen Security, Ramón López, have presented the new vehicles to the Local Police, which the City Council has acquired in the form of vehicle leasing. Both Bascuñana and López were accompanied during the presentation by the Councillor for the municipal fleet, José Galiano, and by the Chief of the Local Police, José María Pomares.
The Councillor for Citizen Security explained that the city “already has 5 of the 8 brand new vehicles that we have ordered, to which we are now adding 4 motorcycles. This fulfils our intention to improve the equipment available to our Local Police”.
Councillor Lopez said:”With this contract, we have carried out a major overhaul of the police fleet. The total amount of this contract equates to 577,873 euros (VAT included), for a duration of four years.”
The Mayor added: “Our objective as a Government Team is to continue providing better resources to the Local Police, as we already did in the previous legislature, and as we continue to do in this one. it is essential that our officers can perform their role in the best possible way, especially in the circumstances that we are experiencing lately.”
The 8 vehicles that are to become part of the Orihuela Local Police fleet are “Seat Ateca” models, are automatic (150 hp) and have the latest technological advances, incorporating a dash cam (camera recording towards the front ), while the shield with the Social Networks contacts of the Local Police has been incorporated on the back. All vehicles, as with the previous ones, will carry a defibrillator in addition to police equipment. The 4 motorcycles that will be incorporated in the coming days correspond to the “BMW GS” model.