Traffic Offences - Snap a Photo and Send to the Police

Tuesday, 5 May 2009

Traffic Offences - Snap a Photo and Send to the Police

Cops promise to act on photographic evidence of traffic offences committed

THE next time you spot a traffic offence, snap a photograph of it and send them to the police for action to be taken.
With the advancement of technology, even mobile phones can now record decent photographs showing the necessary details of the offence.
Subang Jaya OCPD ACP Zainal Rashid said residents could now help the men in blue by taking photos and sending them to the police.
“We will take action based on this. If the case goes to court, the police may have to call the person who sent the photo as a witness,” he said during a dialogue between residents and the police organized by the Residents Committee (JKP) Zone 1.
His offer received a resounding yes from the crowd who were made up of community leaders.
Zainal said Puchong and Bukit Puchong residents were carrying out joint patrols with the police.
“Are residents here in Subang Jaya willing to participate? If you want, we can do it together,” he offered.
On complaints from residents about the presence of foreigners who disturbed the peace in their neighbourhood, Chief Inspector Sulaiman Baputty from the SS17 police station said he would check but reminded the crowd that not all foreigners were up to mischief or were criminals.
Sulaiman said house owners should also always have their car keys next to them when they go to bed.
“Keep your car keys in your bedroom and next to you. You can trigger the alarm in an emergency.”
“Also provide your domestic maids with the police station number or my mobile phone number. They can be your ears and eyes. If they see anything suspicious, they can call me immediately,” he said.
ADUN Subang Jaya Hannah Yeoh who was present said gated and guarded communities were necessary as an interim measure to curb the rise in crime.
“It is not a long term solution. Perhaps in five years time, we can all take down the barriers down when the police force gets beefed up with more personnel.”
“If anyone wants to start up a gated community, come and see us,” she said.
Hannah said everyone in the community needed to play their part in crime prevention.
“I have encountered people who do not want to lodge police reports when they become victims.”
“This is not the right attitude. Even when I offer the police number, they say they don’t trust the police,” she added.