Feb 24, 2021
#CASE you missed it. Rollerblading Police Force
Police in Pakistan s largest city, Karachi, is deploying an armed rollerblading unit to curb theft and harassment on its crowded streets. Gliding in a circle with their weapons pointed inwards, and lifting and lowering the guns in unison, the 20-member unit clad in black can be seen patrolling the streets.
Reportedly, they undergo rigorous training. Police Chief
Farrukh Ali said, We felt we needed to come up with an innovative approach to control street crime, explaining that officers on rollerblades could more easily chase thieves on motorcycles through the city of 20 million. Of course, it doesn t work everywhere, namely areas with poor road conditions.
Head of the unit Farrukh Ali said the cops would be able to chase down thieves
But he conceded they would not operate in parts of Karachi due to poor roads
A video showed the unit in training, wielding Glock pistols while gliding around
After a month of intensive rollerblade training, the squad will be deployed around the city s narrow streets, busy intersections and in shopping centres Paris and London have also deployed rollerblade cops, with varying success
A Special Security Unit (SSU) police member holds up her weapon as she rollerblades during practice at the headquarters in Karachi on Feb 18. - Reuters
KARACHI: Police in Karachi are deploying an armed rollerblading unit to curb theft and harassment on its teeming streets.
Gliding in a circle with their weapons pointed inwards, and lifting and lowering the guns in unison, the 20-member unit clad in black undergoes rigorous training.
“We felt we needed to come up with an innovative approach to control street crime,” said Farrukh Ali, chief of the unit, explaining that officers on rollerblades could more easily chase thieves on motorcycles through the city of 20 million.