Athens News Greek Police to Patrol Tourist Attractions and Metro in Athens by GTP editing team 2 August 2019 written by GTP editing team 2 August 2019 2 comments Share 0FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 21 Aiming to increase the feelings of safety of the residents and tourists of Athens, the Hellenic Police (ELAS) has launched a new scheme involving patrols of the city’s tourist attractions. According to reports, Greek police officers will patrol the sites in teams of five in special police vans. Moreover, as of next week, ELAS will launch a scheme for Athens’ 47 metro stations, aiming to crackdown on pickpockets. Some 130 police officers will patrol – in black uniforms rather than the usual blue – all of the station’s platforms. The city’s central stations – Omonia, Syntagma, Attica and Monastiraki – have more than one police officer on call. Stations with less passenger traffic will be overseen by policemen of the DIAS motorcycle-riding squad and the Immediate Action Unit. Follow GTP Headlines on Google News to keep up to date with all the latest on tourism and travel in Greece. Share 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail GTP editing team This is the team byline for GTP. The copyrights for these articles are owned by GTP. They may not be redistributed without the permission of the owner. previous post TUI’s CEO Confirms Interest in Greece as Tourism Destination next post Greeks Traveling and Spending More, Says ELSTAT Survey You may also like Test post 6 June 2025 Greece’s Hotel Market Sees Major Investments Over Four Months 5 February 2025 Greek Tourism Ministry Monitors Santorini Situation as Seismic Activity Continues 5 February 2025 Global Air Passenger Demand Reaches Record High in 2024, IATA Reports 5 February 2025 Greek PM Reassures Public About Santorini’s Ongoing Seismic Activity 5 February 2025 Milos: Ministry Suspends 5-star Hotel Construction Near Sarakiniko Beach 5 February 2025 2 comments Stephen 26 November 2019 - 00:52 The exact same thing happened to me they pretended the doors wouldn’t work and had a guy bump in behind me stealing my wallet. The staff at the metro could care less. Reply Jeff Waymack 11 September 2019 - 19:45 More police support didn not stop the pick pockets from stealing my wallet and my wife’s cell phone on Tuesday at the Monastiraki station. We were literally mugged. They would let us exit because the doors “would not work. Reply Leave a Reply to Jeff Waymack Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ
