Foreign Students Held Minutes After Break-in

Excerpts from The Star newspaper:
Saturday September 18, 2010

IPOH: Police have arrested two foreigners, who claimed to be college students, after they broke into a house in Taman Panorama, Gunong Rapat, here.

Acting OCPD Supt Ibrahim Abu Bakar said the arrest was made possible by a conscientious neigh­bour, who called police after hearing the alarm in the victim’s house at 10.30am on Wednes­day.

“Policemen rushed to the scene and within 15 minutes caught one of the suspects hiding in a drain while the other was caught in a farm 50m away,” he told reporters here yesterday.

The duo, believed to have broken into the house though a sliding side door, must have been caught by surprise by the speedy arrival of the police, he added.

Police seized a car that the suspects had rented in Kuala Lumpur and recovered house-breaking tools, including a crowbar and a spanner, from the backpack of one of the suspects.


Caught in the act: Acting Ipoh OCPD Supt Ibrahim Abu Bakar, together with his officers, showing the crowbar which was recovered from two foreigners who claimed to be college students.

Also recovered were three watches, jewellery, a handphone and a small amount of cash.

Investigations showed that the suspects, aged 30 and 34, had registered themselves to study English at a college in Kuala Lumpur.

They had earlier rented the c ar and were said to have gone touring Penang before coming here.

“We believe they had other plans when visiting Penang from the tools they were carrying. We are checking with the Immigration Department to determine their country of origin,” he said.

This was a 'success' story by the Ipoh Police as reported in today's Star papers. Residents are now advised to be aware of 'college students' who may be moving about in our neighbourhood with criminal intent! So please be alert at all times!

House Break-In on September 15, 2010

I thought I was going to have a quiet Malaysia Day today, but my plans went haywire! Especially after discovering that my house was broken into yesterday when I returned home in the afternoon around 4 pm. The picture above shows how they made their into the house. And what a big big mess they left behind, not to mention the 'things' they took away!

Based on latest information obtained from my neighbours, I believe the burglars broke in just as soon as I left for office at around 10.30am and as a matter of 'eye witness', someone saw 2 guys jumping off the wall into a get-away car waiting along the side road of my house! This was around 11.30 am. The guys were described as 'fair looking young guys with beard and wearing baseball caps and having backpacks too! The term used was 'middle eastern' guys! Alas, there was no immediate call to Police as a reaction to what the person saw! How unfortunate!

Nevertheless, the Police however responded speedily to my call yesterday when I discovered the break-in! RT SS2B members and neighbours also came by to offer help if needed. I thank them all for their wonderful show of good neighbourliness! So we will now spend the holiday and weekend clearing up 'collateral damage'! Cheers and Happy Malaysia Day!

Resident Yusni Hosts Raya Get Together on Sept. 11, 2010

Cops want to promote closer racial ties during festivals

Monday, September 06, 2010

(From left) Sea Park resident Don Darrell greeting Rukun Tetangga SS2B resident association deputy chairman Willie Tan Kim Tun and his member Ngiam Chong Choy together with Sea Park policemen Kpl Senin Abdul and L/Kpl Amir Kumar in front of his home in Petaling Jaya yesterday. The policemen and Rukun Tetangga members were on their security walkabout in a joint operation to keep the neighbourhood safe in conjunction with the Hari Raya break. — BRIAN MOH / The Star

By ANDREW SAGAYAM
saggy@thestar.com.my


PETALING JAYA: Police want to promote closer relations among the races by organising joint crime prevention patrols in housing estates during the festive holidays.

Selangor police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar said the police and the public would patrol neighbourhoods together, either on foot or by vehicle, throughout the state during the Hari Raya holidays.


“We want to promote the idea that when one community goes back to their kampung to celebrate their festival, the other races from the same area can go around the neighbourhood on anti-crime patrols with us.

“We’ll also look out for vacant homes that may be prone to break-ins during long holiday periods.

“The patrols will start two days before the Hari Raya holidays and will end when most of the residents return,” he said when launching the “Balik Kampung – Rumah Selamat” campaign at the One Utama shopping centre here yesterday.

He added that the patrols would be mostly conducted at night.

DCP Khalid said the method was tried out in Seri Kembangan during the Chinese New Year holidays early this year and had yielded “excellent results”.

“When we carried out this programme for one week in Seri Kembangan, the crime rate was zero,” he said.

DCP Khalid said besides Seri Kembangan, the police had approached residents’ associations in Puchong and Damansara to conduct the new round of crime prevention patrols.

He said there would be more such meetings with other residents’ associations.