The Buenos Aires government has requested that city police officers who live in the suburbs wear body armor to and from their homes.
Given the repeated incidents of insecurity that have occurred in recent times victims of Buenos Aires policemen, The government of the city of Buenos Aires requested that agents based in Greater Buenos Aires use body armor on the way to and from home when they go to work.
The measure was published this Friday in the institutional agenda of the PČR and reports to the goal ensure the safety and well-being of staff. This is a directive issued by the Prime Minister of Buenos Aires and is aimed at those who to carry weapons intended for the performance of their functions.
“In light of the recent unfortunate events that have befallen our institution, and in order to ensure the safety and well-being of our personnel, it is recommended that the use of body armor be adopted for all personnel carrying assigned weapons. both when entering and exiting normal traffic, additional or in the route they usually take, all for the purpose of preventing and mitigating risks,” the official statement reads.
A few hours after it was published, the mayor of Buenos Aires, Jorge Macrireferred to the decision and stated that it was issued for cause “level of insecurity in the province of Buenos Aires”. In this sense, he assured that the current situation gives him no other option than to take these measures to protect his agents.
“The level of insecurity in the province of Buenos Aires gives us no choice but to take measures to protect our police officers: we have decided to ask those who live there to wear body armor to and from their homes. “This is an extreme measure that allows us to give them another tool in the face of provincial government inaction.”, wrote the head of government on his social networks.
WITH sharp criticism of Axel Kicillof’s leadership On the territory of Buenos Aires, the leader of Buenos Aires attacked: “We cannot continue to expose those who care for us, because Conurbano is out of control. In the last 4 years, of the 13 city police officers murdered, 12 were in the PBA. It’s time for the governor to do his job and take care of security.”
The Buenos Aires government’s recommendation to his force comes out a few days later José Luis Gómez, chief of the Buenos Aires city police, was murdered by a bullet to the chest in Lanus. He was shot by a single suspect who used a .22 caliber handgun. After Gómez was shot, he was picked up by a woman on a motorcycle. According to court sources, he escaped Infobae. Gómez is also believed to have fired as several shots were fired at the scene.
The report of the crime was confirmed by the Minister of Security of Buenos Aires, Waldo Wolffwho assured that it was an attempted robbery.
“Great pain for the murder of a city police constable Jose Luis Gomezin Lanús, after an attempted robbery after returning home,” he said in his X account.
His case joins several other recent ones involving Buenos Aires agents. At the end of July, an officer of the City Police, ex Juan Manuel Castelli, He also died after being shot by two motorcycle riders who tried to steal his belongings while he was riding his motorcycle in Lomas de Zamora.
Castelli, who turned 42 in September, held the rank of major and served in Mayor No. 12 de Saavedra’s office. On the Camino Negro, he was apprehended by two criminals. Sources in the case described it They shot him twice before escaping without stealing anything.. Bullets hit one of his arms and one of his legs, both with entry and exit holes.