Kampung Cempaka’s patrol team helps monitor crime rate
By VINCENT TAN
vincent.tan@thestar.com.my
Being alert: The nightly patrol team goes round Kampung Cempaka from 4am onwards on motorbikes equipped with bamboo sticks for self-defence, high visibility vests and walkie-talkies for quick information sharing. Being alert: The nightly patrol team goes round Kampung Cempaka from 4am onwards on motorbikes equipped with bamboo sticks for self-defence, high visibility vests and walkie-talkies for quick information sharing.
FED-up with the spate of crime in their new village, some Kampung Cempaka residents decided to form their own patrol team to help combat the long-standing problem.
Backed by the villageSecurity and Development Committee (JKKK), about 10 of them, armed with bamboo batons and walkie-talkies, go around the village in the wee hours of the morning.
When patrolling on their motorcycles, with reflector vests on, they check on the back lanes and look out for suspicious activities.
“We started out about 2am initially but as there were still quite a number of people awake, we now start at 3am,” said Low Su Tuck,one of the founders of the four-month-old outfit.
“There used to be one or two incidents, especially car-thefts or break-ins, in a week. Now, it is about two or three cases in the four months since we started the patrols,” said Low.
“Patrolling the whole neighbourhood usually takes about half-an-hour to 40 minutes. We then eturn to our patrol shed and take a break before patrolling again,” said team member Leong Seng Fatt.
Kampung Cempaka JKKK chairman Theresa Lim added that previously the incidents took place near the market and business areas of the new village.
“Even my car was stolen, There were also cases where car windows were smashed to steal items, as well as snatch-theft,” said Lim.
Most of the patrol members are retirees.
“Some of us have our own businesses so it’s alright to be out this late. But the younger members only come on weekends because of their jobs,” said Low.
The Kelana Jaya police also help to patrol the area.
Although the patrols started out with members having to buy their own equipment, both Lim and Low say the RM5,000 allocated by the state government for community policing initiatives will come in handy in the future.
http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=%2F2013%2F6%2F29%2Fcentral%2F13278365&sec=central
By VINCENT TAN
vincent.tan@thestar.com.my
Being alert: The nightly patrol team goes round Kampung Cempaka from 4am onwards on motorbikes equipped with bamboo sticks for self-defence, high visibility vests and walkie-talkies for quick information sharing. Being alert: The nightly patrol team goes round Kampung Cempaka from 4am onwards on motorbikes equipped with bamboo sticks for self-defence, high visibility vests and walkie-talkies for quick information sharing.
FED-up with the spate of crime in their new village, some Kampung Cempaka residents decided to form their own patrol team to help combat the long-standing problem.
Backed by the villageSecurity and Development Committee (JKKK), about 10 of them, armed with bamboo batons and walkie-talkies, go around the village in the wee hours of the morning.
When patrolling on their motorcycles, with reflector vests on, they check on the back lanes and look out for suspicious activities.
“We started out about 2am initially but as there were still quite a number of people awake, we now start at 3am,” said Low Su Tuck,one of the founders of the four-month-old outfit.
“There used to be one or two incidents, especially car-thefts or break-ins, in a week. Now, it is about two or three cases in the four months since we started the patrols,” said Low.
“Patrolling the whole neighbourhood usually takes about half-an-hour to 40 minutes. We then eturn to our patrol shed and take a break before patrolling again,” said team member Leong Seng Fatt.
Kampung Cempaka JKKK chairman Theresa Lim added that previously the incidents took place near the market and business areas of the new village.
“Even my car was stolen, There were also cases where car windows were smashed to steal items, as well as snatch-theft,” said Lim.
Most of the patrol members are retirees.
“Some of us have our own businesses so it’s alright to be out this late. But the younger members only come on weekends because of their jobs,” said Low.
The Kelana Jaya police also help to patrol the area.
Although the patrols started out with members having to buy their own equipment, both Lim and Low say the RM5,000 allocated by the state government for community policing initiatives will come in handy in the future.
http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=%2F2013%2F6%2F29%2Fcentral%2F13278365&sec=central
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