Local police are also maintaining a nighttime presence in the walled city of Sassari . The initiative, which is a pilot program, began yesterday, focusing specifically on San Donato . The project currently envisions three nights a month, from 10 p.m. until morning, but plans are underway to expand its scope.
Twelve officers, coordinated by one or two officers, will be involved. They will focus on people and vehicles in circulation during that time period, as well as private clubs, neighborhood shops, and public establishments. The patrol will take place during weekdays .
During yesterday's patrol, 48 people were identified , 33 of them foreigners. One person was reported for being in possession of cocaine, and the drug was seized. Two restaurants in the area were also checked.
" We're starting with the historic center ," says Mayor Giuseppe Mascia, "with the aim of restoring it to that normality which, in our view, provides the opportunity to revitalize the city as a whole." "From the revitalization of squares and streets through the promotion of cultural, artistic, entertainment, and recreational initiatives to the revival of residential, commercial, and manufacturing functions, from the return of public offices and other facilities that foster a city's vitality to the introduction of features that ensure people's safety, such as the installation of video cameras and the integration of the local police service: we want the old city to return to being the beating heart of a healthy city ," adds the mayor.
For the commander of the local police, Gianni Serra, "the experimental service we have activated is yet another demonstration of our desire to contribute to the safety of our citizens and to respect for the law in our city ." "We're starting in one of the most sensitive areas," he says, "where alarms are more frequent and the sense of real and perceived security is more unstable, but we plan to expand the nighttime service and extend it to other parts of the city."
