SRA Committee Blog warns of well-organised robbers

Fellow Orang Seputeh,

The SRA Committee blog (http://sracommittee.blogspot.com) has issued this alert:

Please be on the alert.
There have been two confirmed cases of daylight robbery in Seputeh in August.

In both cases, robbers entered the house in broad daylight and seemed to be well-organised with possibly even having look-outs for them.

On Aug 9, a Seputeh resident just left his home for about 20 minutes that Sunday morning when his alarm was triggered.

He immediately turned back and headed home.Arriving home some 10 minutes later, he saw that his home was already broken into and called the police.

He entered the house with the police but it was too late.
In a mere 10-15 minutes, the robbers had dismantled his CCTV cameras and disabled his alarm system.
He suffered quite heavy losses and fortunately no one was hurt because no one was in.

The second robbery was just down the same road and it took place on Tuesday Aug 25 at 2.30pm.

Three men jumped over the well-guarded fence to catch three children and two maids unawares.

They tied them up and ransacked the house. They even had the audacity to call in a vehicle to take over the loot.

Luckily, no one was hurt in this incident as well. Surely, it must have been traumatic for the victims.

So, folks, let us be more aware of goings-on in the neighbourhood and watch out for our neighbours.

In both these cases, the homes were quite well protected with cameras and alarms but alas, it could not stop or prevent these well-organised robbers.

The police have been urged to step up patrols but let us beware.

Cheers
KH Lim
SRA Vice-President


Let us hope we can do more to help ourselves, fellow Orang Seputeh,

Best regards
Towards A More Secure Future

Looking for volunteers... to scrutinise process of awarding security scheme

This posting is taken from the SRA Committee blog and done on behalf of Encik Mazlan Kamaruddin, chairman of SRA Security Committee (SSC).

The SSC has come to the final stage in its process of evaluating the various bids in the tender exercise for a security scheme for the entire Seputeh area.
We have shortlisted three contenders and will soon complete the process and award the security scheme to the eventual winning bidder.

The SSC is now looking for concerned residents to take part in the final process as a scrutineer. There have been many individuals who have expressed interest and to them, the SSC is grateful for their efforts.

We wish to open this to all residents so please pass the word around. The SSC wants more residents to come forward to scrutinise the tender award process. All are welcome.

The SSC is calling for a meeting of all such scrutineers at 10am this Saturday, Sept 5.

Those who are interested to serve as a scrutineer are welcomed to drop an email directly to mazlan at mazlan_ey@yahoo.com. Please provide your full particulars including name, address and mobile number.

The venue of the meeting will be decided later. Mazlan or any other SSC member will contact you to confirm the venue of the meeting. The time and day is fixed at 10am this Saturday.


Orang Seputeh adds: "Now is the time for all good residents to come to the aid of the SRA. Come and serve, come and help, if you can."

Best regards,
Orang Seputeh
Towards A More Secure Future

To GO, please provide contacts

This is in response to a comment posted by GO.

Please send me your contact particulars and if possible, attach the photo which you claimed to have taken of the van in question.

If you can, please provide me with the police report number where the van's particulars have been reported.

Best regards,
Orang Seputeh
Towards A More Secure Future

Seputeh Security Town Hall Meeting Agenda and Purpose

Copy of email to Seputeh Yahoo Newsgroup

Since the last AGM, I have been approached by the SRA Committee to spearhead this security initiative. For the sake of the Seputeh community, I am willing to contribute my time and effort as a volunteer and will try to do my best.

Allow me to clarify the situation.

Deepak is right in that the scheme will be presented for feedback first. This is why the main points of the scheme have been included in the notice sent out to everyone.

It seems that many people are not clear why we are having this Town Hall meeting. Perhaps, a flashback will help.

At the last AGM, a resolution duly proposed and seconded by two members were put to the ballot. It was carried with more than two-third majority. (131 against 46 with 9 abstentions). This was the resolution:

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Given that the security situation in Seputeh has not improved since the last Annual General Meeting,

We, the concerned members of SRA, at this AGM note with alarm the rising incidences of snatch thefts and petty crime in our community,

So we hereby resolve to:

Empowering the SRA Committee (The Committee) to take whatever measures necessary towards improving the security of the Seputeh community on the following principles:

a. The Committee explores all avenues of enhancing security and will adopt any paid or unpaid measure for the good of the Seputeh community;

b. The Committee considers seeking funding from any source, including from the Government, provided that the interest of the SRA and the Seputeh community are not compromised;

c. The Committee gives top priority to the welfare, safety and security of the entire Seputeh community;

d. The Committee ensures that any contribution to any security scheme shall be entirely voluntary and no member of the SRA shall be forced or otherwise coerced into paying any money; and,

e. That SRA funds will only be used to benefit members.

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Based on this resolution, the SRA Committee formed a Security Committee to carry out the intention of the resolution, keeping in mind part (a) and the other four guiding principles.

The AGM also passed a motion that, in the event the Committee decides on any paid security scheme, it should revert with details of the scheme to all residents for them to decide whether to subscribe or not. Please note that the scheme details must be presented to all those whom we want to invite into the scheme – members and non-members. This is why there is a need to hold a Town Hall meeting and not merely an SRA general meeting of members.

The decision to go ahead with a paid scheme has been made by the security committee after considering all options. This recommendation was presented to the SRA Committee and approved. It is now time for the Town Hall meeting where we will meet residents and clarify any enquiries or doubts that they have. It will not be implemented without getting the feedback and perhaps, better ideas from residents on how to do it better.

The Security Committee wants all the main points of the scheme to be widely disseminated so that residents can come with questions and give feedback. We have not awarded the scheme to any company yet. In fact, we have also asked those who know of credible security companies to recommend them to us. These companies can contact us in the usual manner stated in the notice.

We hope to incorporate whatever views and opinions aired by residents at this Sunday’s meeting into the scheme – as far as possible – and as far as the Security Committee agrees that they are sound and credible ideas. I am sure any reasonable person will be aware that while all views can be heard and considered, not all can be implemented. The Security Committee will hear, consider and decide. It is not a question of who is right or wrong but an issue of which seems to be the best solution and approach to solve Seputeh’s security situation.

We have to move on, go ahead and do it. We need all your support and goodwill.

On the agenda of the meeting, Deepak did not list it out because the Town Hall meeting is a single-purpose meeting – all about security. We thought it was obvious but we were mistaken.

So, here is the agenda:

1. Opening remarks by SRA President

· President Robert Quah welcomes residents to the Town Hall meeting and explain the AGM resolution (non-members would not have known about it)

· President introduces the SRA Security Committee

2. SRA Security Chairman briefs residents on main features of the security scheme

3. Residents to give their views and seek clarification

4. Selection of auditors (at least two) for the security fund

5. Call for volunteers to be street representatives

6. Any other business

Hope that clarifies and we will see you there. Thank you.

Best regards,

Mazlan

Chairman of SRA Security Committee

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Posted By SRA Committee Blog to Seputeh Residents' Association (SRA) Committee Blog at 5/30/2009 10:25:00 PM

Sunday May 31 Seputeh Town Hall Meeting on Security

Dear Orang Seputeh,
Finally, we are seeing light at the end of our long dark security tunnel as we journey towards communal self-help.

Check out the official notice of Town Hall Meeting here .

Please come and attend the meeting.

Regards,
Orang Seputeh
Towards A More Secure Future

Daylight Snatch Theft... Japan Club-Mid Valley

Fellow Orang Seputeh,
We have always been warning ladies walking along the roads to beware of snatch thieves at night.

Now they are bold enough to strike in the mornings -- this morning.

An office worker on the way to Mid Valley had her handbag snatched by two men on a motorcycle near the U-turn outside Japan Club. The thieves simply jumped the divider and went across into the Mid Valley ring road to make good their escape.

She did not resist and the culprits just sped off.

Of course, she lodged a report and became a statistic. What else can the police do?

They can increase patrols and put men in mufti or even send unmarked cars but the menace remains.

Isn't it time to take a pro-active stance? Perhaps, a neighbourhood watch? Paid security? Unpaid security (if there is such a thing as a free lunch, come and show me). More lip-service? More debate? Soft whispers on terraces or corridors?

Or, let it be and don't do anything?

Think, fellow Orang Seputeh, think deep and hard.

Best regards,
Orang Seputeh
Towards A More Secure Future

Neighbours helped nab a thief on motorcycle

Fellow Orang Seputeh,

I must also share this piece of good news albeit a little late.

Alert neighbours foiled two thieves as they tried to make their getaway along Jalan Tanjung Sepat 1 last week.

Neighbours saw two suspicious characters on a motorcycle carting away some metallic objects from a house under construction and they alerted the police.

A police team confronted them and the thieves sped off. In their haste, the motorcycle crashed and one suspect who was injured was nabbed. The other escaped.

Here is a good example of Seputeh neighbours watching out for one another.

It was later found that quite a lot of construction materials had been squirrelled away in the past weeks.

Best regards,
Orang Seputeh
Towards A More Secure Future