PETALING JAYA, Dec 5 — Police are working hand in hand with the community in crime-infested SS25, Taman Mayang, through the introduction of a distress alert system and the setting up of a beat base.
This comes as a response to the seriousness of the situation and calls from residents who have pledged to work with the police to eliminate crime.
DSP Wong Siw Shoon from the Petaling Jaya headquarters said the beat base would be monitored especially during rush hour to ensure residents’ safety.
“The beat base will be manned by officers from 6am to 9am and 5pm to 8pm daily,” said Wong.
Wong added a motorcycle unit would patrol the area during off-peak hours. Auxiliary cops would also be roped in to beef up security.
Damansara Utama assemblyman Yeo Bee Yin said the residents could be assured of their safety with the setting up of the beat base.
“Police presence will deter criminals from entering the area,” she said.
“I am glad to see the residents cooperating with the police and local council,” said Yeo, who had earlier launched the i-Alert Alarm System in Dickson Lane yesterday.
Also present were Petaling Jaya councillor Cynthia Gabriel, SS25A Rukun Tetangga chairman Mazlan Abdullah and Rukun Tetangga security chairman Lau Hoong Teong.
Gabriel said the beat base would be built in front of the 7-Eleven outlet which had been robbed many times.
“I urge the public to assist the authorities and thwart any possible robbery in the area.”
The council had installed a closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera two weeks after college student Dickson Wong, 22, was assaulted and eventually died.
Wong, who was walking in the lane at 7am, was hit in his head with a motorcycle padlock on Oct 26. He went into coma and died two days later.
Subsequently, residents in the area named the lane Dickson Lane in memory of Wong.
“We hope with the installation the CCTV, it will be easier for the authorities to pursue robbers,” added Gabriel.
She urged residents to apply for a free LED light from the council and install in at the back of their homes.
Security company i-Alert Technologies Sdn Bhd donated two units of a distress alert system as part of its corporate social responsibility programme.
The company’s chief executive officer Gerard Chung said: “I have friends living in the area and I have been alerted of the frequency of unwanted incidents there. We want to help residents eliminate crime by sponsoring two units of the alarm system which has been installed in the 7-Eleven outlet and a volunteer’s home next to Dickson Lane.”
Cheung said under the system, when the panic button is pushed, all numbers registered within the system will receive a text message (SMS) within 10 seconds.
“The Kelana Jaya police station will also be alerted. Police will be able to make it to the scene within 10 minutes.”
Private developer Weng Soon Sdn Bhd had also recently installed two CCTVs at the 7-Eleven corridor as an extra security measure.
Residents have also set up a Rukun Tetangga SS25A Special Task Force to patrol the area in the wee hours of the morning.
