Tala OCPD Joseph Chesire has urged the public to be on the lookout and immediately report suspicious people saying that a wanted criminal gang is on the run.
Speaking at Tala Town on Tuesday, Chesire said that police have supplied information about the four criminals and a search for them has allegedly been intensified.
“We advise members of the public to be on the lookout and help us apprehend the four criminals. Police have been mobilised in several towns to search for the criminals,” he said.
Chesire alleged that the four are behind a series of robberies and carjackings in Tala and neighbouring towns.
He also advised the public against hosting people they are not familiar with saying they might turn up to be criminals.
Chesire urged guest rooms and hotel owners to keep good records of their guests saying that police are working around the clock to streamline security in Tala and adjacent estates.
Elsewhere, a section of Katoloni residents in Machakos want the police to mount more patrols in a bid to curb crime.
Residents allege that criminal groups are having an easy time in the area. The locals on Friday petitioned the area local administration to address their security concerns. They complained that cases of robberies, muggings and abductions are rising.
In a press briefing with journalists on Sunday, County Commissioner Ann Gakuria vowed to deal with criminals.
She directed police to map out areas suspected to be criminal dens and flush the criminals out.