Mobile squads from Madang and Goroka are expected to help beef up police presence in Lae for the annual Morobe Show this weekend.
Metropolitan Superintendent Anthony Wagambie Jnr says he asked the Divisional Commander for additional manpower from the two provinces.
It is understood the engineering battalion at Igam barracks will provide extra security at the show ground gates.
Wagambie Jnr wants to assure the public that police will cater for both the Morobe show and the city, and ensure there is peace and normalcy during the show period.
“I call on the general public to behave in an orderly manner and also take ownership,” Wagambie Jnr said.
He says this is the only way to change the negative image being painted of Lae.
Already there is a show of police presence in the city, with several road blocks set up and policemen on foot patrol in the main city.
(File picture of Lae metropolitan superintendent, Anthony Wagambie Jnr, with his colleagues.)