BATU PAHAT: The Batu Pahat police is confident the district’s crime cases will reduce this year, following various efforts by the police and members of public to combat crime, including having community policing programmes.
We believe the number of cases will go down this year. It will not be easy for the police to achieve such a target without cooperation from the public. - ACP Din Ahamad District police chief Asst Comm Din Ahamad said a total of 1,716 cases were recorded last year, while 1,460 cases were reported between January and November this year.
“We believe the number of cases will go down this year.
“It will not be easy for the police to achieve such a target without cooperation from the public,” he said during an interview recently.
ACP Din said the main contributors to the district crime index were motorcyle thefts and house break-ins.
“Half of the overall recorded crimes are motorcycle thefts and house break-ins, which contributed 30% and 20% respectively,” he said, adding that car thefts, snatch thefts, robbery and petty crimes accounted for other cases.
ACP Din said the police would enhance its community policy programmes to reach out to more residents.
Currently, he said the police were working with non-governmental organisations and community leaders in crime prevention programmes.
Majestic: The new Batu Pahat district police headquarters at Jalan Bakau Condong. He said the police headquarters and police stations were open to the public for the meet-the-people session, every Thursday.
In another development, ACP Din said the new district police headquarters at Jalan Bakau Condong has been completed and had been operational since Nov 11.
The new premises, costing RM61mil built under the 10th Malaysian Plan, comprises a four-storey office block, quarters for police officers, car-park and other facilities.
He said the 60-year-old police heardquarters in Jalan Rahmat has been turned into an office for the traffic department.
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