The Police Department has been formally established and today launches its official website at police.gov.vin, where guidance on reporting a crime, community policing and safety advice for the sites of the Network will be published.
Services and advice
- Reporting a Crime
How to report a crime or an incident at a Network site, what to include and what happens next.
- Community Policing
Six community policing teams, one at every principal site, their priorities and weekly public sessions.
- Safety Advice
Advice on personal safety, property, fraud and travel between the sites of the Network.
- Police Stations
Six stations at the principal sites of the Network, with public counters opening between 7 and 11 September 2026.
- Police Certificates
Applying for a police certificate or a criminal record extract, with processing times, from 14 September 2026.
- Statistics
The Department's first statistical release and the schedule of quarterly reporting.
Latest announcements
All news- Police Department Confirms Opening of Six Station Counters
Public counters at the Department's six police stations open between Monday 7 September and Friday 11 September 2026. Patrol and response cover at every principal site has operated continuously since establishment.
- Community Policing Teams Assigned to Every Principal Site
Six community policing teams, comprising 50 officers and 18 community support officers, take up their posts at the principal sites of the Network from Monday 7 September 2026. Weekly public sessions begin the same week.
- Police Department Publishes First Statistical Release
The Department's first statistical release covers the transition period from 10 August to 5 September 2026 and the position at establishment: 901 offences recorded, 1,236 incidents attended and 412 sworn officers in post.
About the Department
The Police Department of the Velocity Interoperability Network is responsible for the prevention and investigation of crime, the maintenance of public order and the safety of staff, citizens and visitors at the sites of the Velocity Interoperability Network.
It provides 24-hour patrol and response cover at the six principal sites, operates a police station and a community policing team at each of them, investigates recorded crime, and issues police certificates to staff and citizens.
Milestones
6 September 2026
Department established
Responsibility for the prevention and investigation of crime, public order and the safety of staff, citizens and visitors at the sites of the Network.
6 September 2026
police.gov.vin launched
Press releases, guidance on reporting a crime, the station register, community policing teams and safety advice published on the official website.
6 September 2026
Stations, teams and the first statistical release
Station counters open between 7 and 11 September, community policing teams take up their posts on 7 September, and the first statistical release is published.
Forthcoming
Certificates and quarterly reporting
Applications for police certificates are accepted from 14 September 2026. The first full quarterly statistical report, covering the quarter ending 30 September 2026, will be announced in the Newsroom.