By THO XIN YI thoxinyi@thestar.com.my
HOPING that police presence will deter snatch thieves, the residents in SS15 have built a police beat-base in their neighbourhood.
The facility, which cost RM1,800, was sponsored by Subang Jaya assemblyman Hannah Yeoh.
It is located at the field at Jalan SS15/2E.
Residents association chairman Borhan Rahmat said snatch theft cases were frequent at the side lane next to the field.
“Many residents and college students get to the commercial area via this road and have fallen victims to snatch thefts.
“We used to hear such cases twice a week and recently, about once a month,” he said.
Subang Jaya OCPD ACP Zainal Rashid Abu Bakar said street crime in SS15 has dropped by 45% compared with the same period last year.
“The area is covered by plain-clothes policemen as well as uniformed men on bikes 24 hours. There is also a multi-purpose van (MPV) dedicated to patrol SS15,” he said.
The beat-base will serve as a meeting point between the police and the residents.
“Our men from different units will drop by about three or four times a day and the residents can come to meet them,” Zainal Rashid said.
He added that crime rate in the whole Subang Jaya has decreased by 17%, or to 800 cases.
Yeoh, on the other hand, said that was increased police presence on the road. In response to the residents’ request last year, Yeoh contributed RM10,000 to the residents association for its patrolling effort.
“Walkie talkie and bicycles were among the items they purchased,” she said.
source: http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2010/11/4/central/7336657&sec=central
The facility, which cost RM1,800, was sponsored by Subang Jaya assemblyman Hannah Yeoh.
It is located at the field at Jalan SS15/2E.
Residents association chairman Borhan Rahmat said snatch theft cases were frequent at the side lane next to the field.
“We used to hear such cases twice a week and recently, about once a month,” he said.
Subang Jaya OCPD ACP Zainal Rashid Abu Bakar said street crime in SS15 has dropped by 45% compared with the same period last year.
“The area is covered by plain-clothes policemen as well as uniformed men on bikes 24 hours. There is also a multi-purpose van (MPV) dedicated to patrol SS15,” he said.
The beat-base will serve as a meeting point between the police and the residents.
“Our men from different units will drop by about three or four times a day and the residents can come to meet them,” Zainal Rashid said.
He added that crime rate in the whole Subang Jaya has decreased by 17%, or to 800 cases.
Yeoh, on the other hand, said that was increased police presence on the road. In response to the residents’ request last year, Yeoh contributed RM10,000 to the residents association for its patrolling effort.
“Walkie talkie and bicycles were among the items they purchased,” she said.
source: http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2010/11/4/central/7336657&sec=central
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