THE The Pamplona Municipal Police celebrated this Thursday THE feast of its patron saint, San Miguel. The institutional awards ceremony took place this afternoon at the Baluarte Conference Center and Auditorium. around sixty awards between medals, public congratulations, citizen recognition, etc.
THE Municipal police I wanted to pay homage with these distinctive of different people and entities; More specifically, 15 medals for distinguished service, 33 public commendations, 2 plaques for distinguished service, 3 recognitions for organizations or citizens and 6 gala helmets for retired agents were awarded.
The event was chaired by the mayor of Pamplona, Joseba Asiron Saez, accompanied at the table by the head of the municipal police, Antonio Sanchez Lopezthe delegated advisor of the Security and Citizen Coexistence zone, Endika Alonso Irisarri, and the director of the same zone, Juan Manuel Gil Larequi.
The institutional celebration also brought together Government delegate in NavarreAlicia Echeverria Jai; a representation of the judiciary and the prosecution led respectively by Joaquín Galve Sauras, president of the Superior Court of Justice of Navarra, and Jaime Goyena Huarte, attorney general of Navarra.
Also, the Director General of the Interior of the Government of Navarra, Salvador Diez Zapataor the commanders of the different bodies and security forces that operate in Navarre, among others. The musical part of the event was performed by a group of four musicians from the SUAKAI group who covered as many eclectic pieces as possible, mixing classical strings, drums and electric guitar.
Mediation and Coexistence Office in October
THE Pamplona Municipal Police It currently has 404 agents, 332 men and 72 women, which represents 18% female staff. Soon they will join the body 24 new agents, 15 men and 9 womenwho are currently attending the basic police course at the Navarre School of Security and Emergency.
During the year 2023, the Municipal Police Operational Coordination Center (CECOP) received more than 190,000 telephone calls, which we answered and managed, providing the necessary attention or assistance. Last year, more than 7,500 reports were sent to the court and 827 arrests were made for various reasons. So far in 2024, more than 5,400 arrests have already been made and more than 500 people arrested.
The head of the Municipal Police of Pamplona, Antonio Sanchez Lopezannounced that the Office of Mediation and Coexistence will begin operations next October.
He Community Policing Group has been working for some time to set up a service which will seek to resolve conflicts between individuals to improve citizen coexistence.
Likewise, the means implemented a few months ago have been valued, as Crisis room from which police actions and systems are coordinated, as well as the work carried out by the UPAS Unit, a pioneer in social assistance and engaged in violence against women. In 2023, 138 arrests were made for this reason; In 2024, 123 people have already been arrested. This unit provides protection to more than 200 abused women.
Medals and plaques of recognition for distinguished service
Here San Miguel FestivalFifteen medals for distinguished service were awarded, 12 of which went to officers of the Pamplona Municipal Police and the others to members of other police forces or institutions.
Recognition is a medal with the coat of arms of Pamplona and the legend of the Municipal Police. From the local body of Pamplona, five assistant inspectors received this distinction: José Viruel Zozaya, Santiago Legaria Lerga, José María Barrios Rebollo, Jesús Mendinueta Lacunza and David Oyarzun Jimenez; a first agent, Esteban Figueroa Cabalgante, and six agents: Javier Navarcorena Yaniz, Roberto Lumbier Sanz, Koldo Moreno Barcena, Roberto Azpíroz Irisarri, Noe Hernandez Guarde and José Hernandez Guarde.
In addition, they received this recognition medal two people from the legal fieldthe president of the Provincial Court of Navarra, José Julian Huarte Lázaro, and the prosecutor of the Superior Court of Justice of Navarra, Ana Marcotegui Barber, and the member of the National Police Francisco Javier de Jaén Gil, head of the Operational Group of the Provincial Brigade of Scientific Police. Two police officers also received distinguished service plaques, Commissioner Francisco María Bacaicoa Núñez and Inspector Iñigo Cacharrón Urroz.
An act of public thanks
During the event they delivered public congratulationsdistinctions awarded to municipal police officers in recognition of the merits they have acquired in the development of their professional work. They were received by the agents 1st Ricardo Asiain Antón, Rafael Castiella del Guayo, Imanol Sillero Leache, Javier Cuevas Azcona, Ismael Mondragón Álvarez and Martín Elcano Goicoechea.
They also received 23 distinctions the police officers: Lydia Romero Goñi, Andrea Arce Pezonaga, Jesús Teres Irigaray, Jon Andoni Zamora Cirauqui, José Alberto Jurío González, José Mª Diaz de Cerio Múzquiz, Carlos Moreira Vicente, Jesús Huarte Macua, Óscar Alonso Pérez, Rubén Recalde Zaratiegui, Iñaki Zúñiga Echeverría, Roberto Espiga Lasa, Juan Ángel Peláez Rico, Javier Fernández Ocaña, Pedro Manuel Martín Estalayo, Roberto Luis Cordero Ibarrola, Iñigo Martínez de Morentin Elizalde, Pablo Sola Gil, Cristian Moral García, Aitor Gutiérrez Pedrero and Rubén Morillo Bruno. Finally, recognition was also given to a student, Joseba Laborda Lan.
Public congratulations were also addressed to the head of the Peralta Municipal PoliceMarcos García Martínez, the first agent of the local police Haimar Pérez Lambarri, and the agent of the same force Óscar Learte Soto.
Citizen collaboration and associations and entities
Pamplona Municipal Police Take advantage of this event to thank citizens as well as various associations and institutions. In 2024, Ana Sánchez Chocarro, director of the School of Security and Emergency of Navarra, was awarded for the contribution of this entity to the training of the force; to the company REC Videovigilancia for its assistance in solving crimes, an award which was received by brothers Luis Carlos and José Javier Miguel GárateAlready Carpentry Hermanos Aldaz Remirothe company that deals with fence of the Encierro and the Encierrillo every year for three decades. This last prize was won by Juan Ignacio Aldaz Remiro, Irantzu Aldaz Ayerra, Iñigo Aldaz Ayerra, Xabier Aldaz Ayerra.
On this day of recognition, the Municipal police has not forgotten those who have been part of the local police force for many years. Gala helmets were delivered to 6 retired agents over the past year: Carlos San Martín Zabaleta, Amaia Alcalá Jauregui, Gabriel Malón Garralda, Antonio Velázquez García, Dionisio Pedroarena Etulain and Javier Pérez Garde.
