Lae Police

Notorious suburb needs a permanent police station: Kaiwa

This call follows the burning of the police post, which also acts as a community hall, on Monday night.

Acting metropolitan superintendent, Chief Inspector Timothy Pomoso, and Superintendent Operations Fred Kaiwa, made it known at a media conference yesterday that a temporary post will be set up, but there is a need for a police station.

The police post was established three years under the reign of former metropolitan superintendent Iven Lakatani.

You will be hunted down!

This was the warning Lae metropolitan superintendent, Anthony Wagambie Jnr, gave to settlers after the police shootout at Five-Mile early Saturday morning.

During the gunfight, a suspect was killed while two others were in critical conditions.

A few hours later, the Lae police boss conducted an awareness at the Five-Mile market.

“I warned the community that they must appeal to the youths to stay away from crime. They were man enough to confront police so they met their fate,” Wagambie Jnr said in a statement.

​Police officers trained to prepare competent court files

All these were made possible through a one-week investigative interviewing course. The workshop concluded last week in Lae at the Bumbu Barracks police training cell.

Investigative interviewing is a key component to police personnel becoming efficient and professional in dealing with suspects for proper conviction of crimes committed.

Lae police unmoved by criminals’ threats

Metropolitan Superintendent Wagambie Jr made this comment following reports of criminals and their sympathisers from West Taraka issuing threats to shoot any police personnel. 

It followed a successful dawn raid last month, resulting in the arrest and shooting death of gang members suspected to be involved in a string of robberies in the country’s second largest city.

Lae police in search for armed criminal in Taraka area

He was named by the owner of the vehicle, a 57 year old HR Manager now remanded in custody of picking up the vehicle which was later used in the Lae International Hotel robbery.

According to Lae police Boss, Anthony Wagambie Jnr, around 8pm on Saturday night, police moved into the area on foot and surround him and a group of friends who were consuming alcohol at a field.

“The suspect (Junior Panta) from a mix parentage of East New Britain and AROB was apprehended by police and locked up in police cells”.

Lae youths urged to stay away from crime

Lae Police Boss Anthony Wagambie Jnr said this was after six suspects in separate robberies were shot as a result of involving themselves in an attempted armed holdup.

"Lae police have strategized policing to deal with the increase in criminal activities further adding that criminals will be caught and dealt with by the police."

Business and the public in Lae have been assured that police have planned operations to cater for their safety.

He adds that Lae police will continue to work hard to ensure public safety in the city.

Police shoot suspect in leg after foiled robbery

Two other suspects escaped when Omili Police intercepted and proceeded to the location.

Metropolitan Superintendent Anthony Wagambie Jnr said the suspect had been serving time at Buyevi Correctional Services in the Southern Highlands for rape and attempted murder.

Apart from being wanted for rape and attempted murder, the suspect is also wanted for the murder of a high school student two years ago in Lae.

He will be formally arrested and charged after receiving medical treatment at the Angau Memorial Hospital.

Lae public commended for quiet show weekend

Metropolitan Superintendent Anthony Wagambie Jnr said it has always been challenging for police to ensure order during the annual event but this year was well handled by the police operations executed by his men and women.

He said while police were deployed in and outside the showground, there was order inside despite public frustrations of gaining entry because those under the influence of liquor were refused entry.

A two-day liquor ban was imposed yet many frustrated showgoers denied entry into the show grounds were drunkards

Criminal shot dead, others wounded by Police

The exchange resulted in a criminal shot dead and several others wounded with many more believed to be wounded and on the run after rolling off the mountain tops of West Taraka where they had been camping.

Metropolitan Superintendent Anthony Wagambie Jnr confirmed the shoot-out adding that police has acted on intelligence that the gang linked to the Lae International Hotel, Pelgens Supermarket and several major robberies had been camping there.

Wagambie said the syndicate had received a big blow after police busted their hideout with casualties as a result.

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Police apprehend suspect in Gr 10 student killing

A quick response by Lae Police has seen the apprehension of the main suspect involved in the killing of a student at Bumayong Lutheran Secondary School last Friday.

http://www.looppng.com/content/police-apprehend-suspect-gr-10-student-killing

 

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