Police to conduct a special inspection on patrol duties in the wake of the ‘Hadong patrol car fatal accident’

3rd-grade 480 local police stations inspect work logs and patrol car tracks,
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National Police Agency
[Provided by Yonhap News TV],
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, ‘(Seoul=Yonhap News) By Yoon Boram = Following the discovery of a 40-year-old woman who was reported missing and found dead inside a police patrol car, the police are conducting inspections on patrol duties and equipment management.’,
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, ‘According to the police on the 19th, the National Police Agency will conduct special inspections on 3rd-grade local police stations (480 local stations under 11 provincial police headquarters) from today until the 30th.’,
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, ‘A team of 54 inspectors will be divided into 7 groups to investigate compliance with designated work situations, handover of duties and equipment between teams during shift changes, and the status of middle manager management and supervision.’,
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, ‘Specifically, they will compare work logs and patrol car tracks over the past three days (14th to 16th) to verify compliance with patrol duties. They will also review CCTV footage inside the vehicles to inspect handovers between teams and the status of carrying weapons.’,
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, ‘They will also check the patrol car trunks to inspect essential equipment and conduct on-site personnel interviews to verify the status of middle manager management and supervision.’,
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, ‘Earlier, a woman in her 40s, identified as A, was found dead inside a patrol car parked at the Jinkyo Police Box in Hadong, Gyeongsangnam-do on the 17th at around 2 p.m.’,
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, ‘It was confirmed that A had entered the patrol car alone around 2 a.m. on the 16th, about 36 hours before being found. At the time, the patrol car door was not locked, and the police were unaware of A’s presence in the vehicle until she was discovered, as the patrol car had not been dispatched.’,
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, ‘The patrol car was designed in a way that the rear seats had no handles to open the door from the inside, and there was a safety partition blocking access to the front seats. This makes it possible that A died from being trapped for a long period in the car under scorching heat.’,
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, ‘bryoon@yna.co.kr’,
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