Acting Police Chief Inspects Itaewon... "All-Out" Halloween Safety Efforts

More than 7,800 police personnel deployed to 28 areas nationwide
Efforts to prevent violent crime and terrorism also stepped up

Acting National Police Commissioner General Kim Jongcheol visited Itaewon in Seoul ahead of Halloween to inspect crowd safety management measures. Police plan to focus on preventing safety accidents caused by dense crowds, violent crimes, and terrorism.

Kim Jongcheol, acting commissioner general of the Korean National Police Agency, visited the Itaewon Special Tourist Zone in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on the morning of the 30th to pay tribute to the victims of the Itaewon tragedy and inspect crowd safety measures. National Police Agency

On the morning of October 30, Acting Commissioner General Kim visited the Itaewon Special Tourist Zone in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, to inspect crowd safety management for Halloween. After receiving a briefing on safety measures from the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, he personally patrolled the streets of Itaewon to review the on-site response.

Acting Commissioner General Kim also visited the memorial site on the "10.29 Road of Memory and Safety." He paid tribute to the victims of the Itaewon tragedy and reflected on the importance of safety management. With large crowds expected over the weekend, he called for every effort to ensure public safety and urged police to concentrate their capabilities on preventing and responding to violent crimes, such as knife attacks, and terrorism in crowded public places.

Police are implementing a special Halloween safety period from October 23 through November 1. In coordination with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, they raised the crisis alert to the "Caution" level and are conducting safety operations in 28 priority management areas nationwide, including 14 in Seoul, deploying more than 7,800 personnel in total from mobile police units, metropolitan crime prevention patrol units, and investigative teams.

Acting Commissioner General Kim Jongcheol visited the Itaewon Tourism Special Zone in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on the morning of the 30th to pay tribute to the victims of the Itaewon disaster and inspect crowd safety measures, the National Police Agency said.

In crowded areas, police will work with local governments to separate pedestrian flows at bottlenecks and encourage one-way traffic. If crowds build up, they plan to regulate access starting from the outer areas and control vehicle traffic to secure space for dispersing the crowds. Reports to 112 related to crowds will be classified as "Code 1" or higher to ensure a swift response.

Police are also stepping up efforts to prevent violent crime and terrorism. They are concentrating deployments of metropolitan crime prevention patrol units and other personnel in busy districts and around subway stations, while strengthening checks for imitation firearms or knives carried under the pretext of Halloween costumes and for the illegal wearing of police uniforms. Police Special Operations Forces have also been deployed to conduct visible patrols and other counterterrorism prevention activities.

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