Green boxes tackle Bangkok crime

[News Bandit]

BANGKOK, Aug 24 - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) on Friday launched its ‘Green Box’ scheme in an attempt to fight the increasing crime levels in the city of angels.

Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra said the objective of the so-called “Crime Alert Green Box” project is to establish another channel for Bangkokians to alert BMA authorities when they need help or in case of crime.

The 24-hour operated green box is equipped with a camera and a tape recorder. Anyone lodging a complaint through the green box will have his photo taken by the camera and his conversation with city officials recorded.

A request for help to an alert centre will be immediately forwarded to city motorcycle patrolmen. In the initial stage, 110 GPS-installed motorcycles will be deployed in the capital.

As a pilot project, 122 spots in 22 districts in inner Bangkok will have green boxes installed, each district with 5-6 boxes.

Police have already had a similar service, known as the Red Box, in major cities throughout the country including Bangkok.

The BMA green boxes will not duplicate the red box, but rather enhance anti-crime services to Bangkokians.  (MCOT online news)
 

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