Taxi Watch « SJ Echo

Saturday, 16 May 2009

Taxi Watch

Be On the Lookout for Taxis Which Linger in Your Neighbourhood

THE next time you see a taxi hanging around longer than normal or the driver behaving suspiciously, SMS the vehicle registration number to the nearest police station.

Send details such as location of the taxi and other identifiable markings as well.

Subang Jaya OCPD ACP Zainal Rashid said the police needed the help of residents to look out for suspicious characters in their neighbourhood.

This follows the daring Scorpion-tattooed 'taxi-river' rapist case which occurred in Subang Jaya recently.

It is believed the suspect has been arrested.

"If you see a taxi driver parking his vehicle too long in a place and especially if he behaves suspiciously, sms us the vehicle number and we will check immediately."

"You can even call us if you suspect anything amiss," he told SJ Echo after making his routine rounds in Subang Jaya early Sunday morning.

This follows the shocking daylight assault and rape of a 17-year-old girl in a heavily-tinted taxi near a condominium in Kelana Jaya recently. The victim had hailed the cab in Subang Jaya at 3pm. After driving her around Subang Jaya and Shah Alam, the cabbie stopped near the condominium where the offence was committed.

Zainal said this also applied to other vehicles and people residents observed to be acting suspiciously.

Residents can call or sms the following:

Contact Numbers:

IbuPejabat Polis Daerah Subang Jaya
Telephone: 03 8948 4822
Fax: 03 8945 0859
OCPD Zanial Rashid bin Hj Abu Bakar

Balai Polis SS17 - 03 5633 2222
C/I Tuan Sulaiman Bin Baputty - 019 3707100

Balai Polis USJ8 - 03 5635 6904
C/I Tuan Loi Yew Lik - 012 4118843 (effective 15/02/2009)
S/I Amir - 012 2713294

Balai Polis Taipan - 03 5633 7222
Sarjan Thanabalan - 012 2135377

Balai Polis Putra Heights - 03 5192 2404
S/I Tuan Nordin Bin Mustaffa - 012 3150775 (effective 25/10/2008)
Sarjan Mejar Abdul Wahab Bin Abdullah - 019 3626760

Balai Polis Bandar Sunway - 03 5638 2122
Inspector Tuan Harikrishnan Muralitharan - 012 5818927