Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Daylight Robbery

25 March 2009: Here, we see how important it is to live in a safe & friendly neighbourhood where we watch out for one another all the time. The basic principle of “ Prevention is better than cure” applies if we want to live a safe and happy environment conducive for children, adults as well as senior citizens. Together, we need to be united to fight crime and prevent it from happening to any of our residents here.

The security structure initiated by a group of volunteer residents is the 1st step in preventing crime in our area. The security guards at the guard house pose as a deterrent for strangers not known to the residents from entering our residential area. Even though it might not be full-proof but it does become a consideration for burglars prowling around contemplating their action. With more co-operations from the residents, we hope to enhance further this security feature by installing CCTV’s and tightening conditions of entry for visitors. In summary; "The prevention of crime is vital towards building a peaceful and safe community".

Though the security guards act as the first deterrent of entry, residents are also advised to be careful whenever they notice unusual group of people loitering around our area. They may be on their motorbikes (eg. In the YOUTUBE videoclip), in a van or even a car making rounds before they decide to pounce on a victim. Residents with auto-gates, please make sure the gates are fully closed before coming out from the car. Those who need to come down to open their gates have to be alert to their surroundings before alighting.

Undeniably, we have reaped some of the benefits of the security system; hence we plead with all those who have not paid their security fees as part of the residents of Emerald Park, please do pay up so that together we will be united to foster a better and safer Emerald Park.

Thank you to all the volunteer AJK’s who have worked hard to achieve this.

Please "CLICK"to watch a daylight robbering in housing area in Cheras on YouTube