Bangsar Baru neighbourhood watch grows in strength
THE Bangsar Baru Resident’s Association (BBRA) recently launched the 2010 segment of its neighbourhood watch programme.
The programme, which was implemented last year on Jalan Terasek, will be extended to include Jalan Telawi 6, 7, 8 and 9 this year.
The initiative involves collaboration among the residents associations (RAs), the police and the Kuala Lumpur City Hall.
In his speech during the launch, Brickfields OCPD ASP Wan Abdul Bari Wan Abdul Khalid said there has been a drop in street crimes in the area since the programme started.
Wan Bari said from January to June 22 this year compared to the same period last year, gang robberies in the area decreased from 24 to 10 cases.
Snatch theft cases decreased from 18 last year to eight cases this year while house break-ins and thefts decreased from 20 last year to 12.
“We need your help, assistance, and most importantly, your information,” Wan Bari said.
Kuala Lumpur City Hall services deputy director-general Datuk Mohd Amin Noordin Abd Aziz said an active RA is important for the success of neighbourhood watch programmes in reducing crime.
He said grants amounting to RM5,000 have been handed out to active RAs this year. “We have more than 500 RAs but only about 100 of these are active,” he said.
He also City Hall will be installing 100 closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras at various crime hotspots across the city identified by the police.
The CCTVs will be linked to the various district police stations in Kuala Lumpur.
He said City Hall was also planning to increase the number of street lights in dark, back lanes of residential areas.
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