The Department of Public Safety relaunches its bike patrol unit in the main tourist district of Garapan, Saipan on Aug. 4, 2023.
The Department of Public Safety bike patrol unit patrols the main tourist district of Garapan, Saipan in August 2023.
(MVA) — The recent reinstatement of the bike patrol by the Department of Public Safety in the main tourist district of Garapan is being warmly welcomed by the Marianas Visitors Authority.
The unit was introduced by DPS Commissioner Clement Bermudes on Friday in the company of MVA Acting Board Chairwoman Gloria Cavanagh, MVA Managing Director Christopher A. Concepcion, Office of the Attorney General Chief Prosecutor Chester Hinds, and other MVA, OAG and DPS officials and staff.
“On behalf of our visitors and our tourism industry stakeholders, we’d like to extend a big thank you to Commissioner Bermudes and his team at DPS for this positive step to increase its presence in the Garapan area,” said MVA Managing Director Christopher A. Concepcion. “We echo the department’s invitation for businesses and community members to remain engaged with officers as they work to help ensure safety and security for us all. Special thanks to Sgt. David Hosono and his team who will be managing the Garapan substation.”
DPS simultaneously reopened its sub-station located on Cactus Street in the former MIHA housing subdivision in Garapan.
Concepcion said following a meeting with DPS last month, the department has also increased patrols to popular tourist sites in Marpi.
