UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, on Saturday inaugurated the smart police services centre, the first-of-its-kind in the world, at City Walk, Dubai.

Sheikh Mohammed instructed the Dubai Police to open more centres in residential and commercial districts in Dubai to provide the best-in-class smart services, facilitate easy access and communication between the public and the police, and save the effort and time of clients and make them happy, said a Wam news agency report.

He expressed his pleasure at accelerating the development of the Dubai Police and the commitment of its command to offer world-class services to the public.

Major-General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, commander-in-chief of the Dubai Police, informed Sheikh Mohammed that the centre will operate round the clock to provide 27 services to the public ranging from traffic to criminal and community, in addition to 33 fully automated sub-services.

Lt General Dahi Khalfan Tamim, deputy chairman of police and Public security in Dubai and a number of senior police officers, attended the inauguration ceremony.