By PRIYA MENON priya@thestar.com.my
THERE has been an increasing number of burglaries at the Taman Commercial Park in Pandan Indah, Ampang, recently.
The office unit owners have been losing electrical items, wire rolls and metal to burglars believed to be foreigners.
At one block, the office units were ransacked and walls damaged by burglars looking for concealed wires.
An office unit owner, Crispine Pereira, 53, said his unit had been burgled eight times and he had lost about RM7,000 in the last four incidents.
“The last renovation cost me RM2,500,” he said.
Pereira said he had lodged four complaints since 2005 and had tried several ways to fortify his unit but all failed.
His tenant’s items including computers, washing machines and a printer had also been stolen in the past.
“The rent is only RM350 and I am paying double the amount to the bank and I have to spend money to repair this place,” he said.
He even asked his friend who lives nearby to check on his unit at night.
“However, I believe these culprits enter the units between 2am and 4am and they take several hours to complete the job,” Pereira added.
After lodging the last complaint, a police officer stopped by his unit and confirmed that he has received similar complaints from other owners.
Pereira requested for a police beat in the commercial park, however, the officer said the decision could only be made by the head office in Bukit Aman.
“Now we may have to resort to stationing a guard at the night. I hope the other owners would contact me so that we can organise this together,” he added.
source: http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2010/10/27/central/7293326&sec=central
The office unit owners have been losing electrical items, wire rolls and metal to burglars believed to be foreigners.
At one block, the office units were ransacked and walls damaged by burglars looking for concealed wires.
An office unit owner, Crispine Pereira, 53, said his unit had been burgled eight times and he had lost about RM7,000 in the last four incidents.
“The last renovation cost me RM2,500,” he said.
Pereira said he had lodged four complaints since 2005 and had tried several ways to fortify his unit but all failed.
His tenant’s items including computers, washing machines and a printer had also been stolen in the past.
“The rent is only RM350 and I am paying double the amount to the bank and I have to spend money to repair this place,” he said.
He even asked his friend who lives nearby to check on his unit at night.
“However, I believe these culprits enter the units between 2am and 4am and they take several hours to complete the job,” Pereira added.
After lodging the last complaint, a police officer stopped by his unit and confirmed that he has received similar complaints from other owners.
Pereira requested for a police beat in the commercial park, however, the officer said the decision could only be made by the head office in Bukit Aman.
“Now we may have to resort to stationing a guard at the night. I hope the other owners would contact me so that we can organise this together,” he added.
source: http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2010/10/27/central/7293326&sec=central
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