Another car break-in on 27 Aug 2008 at Jln 22/27A

Comments from an unfortunate resident:

I guess last night was the perfect night for these thieves since it was raining and dark and knowing that no residents would go out for an evening walk.

I'm a resident at SS22/27A and I was also a victim. Last night (27/8/08) at 10.30pm, i went to my car and saw that the left passenger window was smashed. The seat was all wet and my radio was stolen. My dashboard was broken and there was also some blood stain.

I've made police report and according to the police they would do rounds at the area.

Comment from a resident

Dear All,

It goes to show that Criminal are roaming at will. The police are too few to help.We want to help ourselves by gating the community. With arm guards in gold shop and banks, robbery is still happening. It just do not happen in our housing area, it happens every way.

In urban society - not many people care for each other. We want to live a good life, we like to enjoy it alone. We do not need to our neighbour as friends.

In the villages, they all do things together. There was gated community. They recognise every member of the community. They chat with each other and make room in the life for their neighbour. When they see a stranger, they approach them and ask them what the stranger are looking for or could they be of of assistance to the stranger.

When they see bad act, they do not write down the car number and report it to police. They take direct responsibility to stop it, even at the risk of their life. Do we so call"affluent people" wanted to risk our life?. We think that we are all too important and that our money can buy everything.

The answer is NO. No bad strangers will dare to break into cars in kampong - because any kampong folk who become aware of such attempt will not call the police. he will call his good neighbour and confront the culprit and even give out mob justice to them.

Criminal flourish in community that is physical weak - not working as a cohesive physical unit. Criminal prowl on the "rich" because they do not really mind - they fear for their life more. A little knife will scare them to death - they can always buy a new BMW, with insurance etc.

The intention of this mail is to bring to our community the need to do things together and actually live together. Live together means looking out for one another and take risk as a unit.Not counting money and live in different class. We live as one community.

We should form a committee not to address security issue as an isolated case. We should form a community to develop program so we live as a community. Taking responsibility for one another.

Best regards.
John Brian Anthony

Another New Crime Cases in Our Neighborhood

Below are feedbacks from residents:

(1) 27 August 2008 - This morning at 4.00am i was awaken by my dogs barking non stop When i looked out the windows i saw 1 chinese guy trying to get into my car after he had smashed the passenger window When i screamed at him his friend who was waiting in an old dark blue proton wira nearby pulled up and they drove off. Thanks to my dogs for making so much noise otherwise i would have lost my car !! This happened in SS22/35 Damansara Jaya. I immediately called ASP Ranjit on the handphone and the police responded very fast ...Believe me within 10 mins the police car came Kudos to them.

(2) 27 August 2008 - I am a resident of Damansara Jaya (SS22/32A). This morning my car window was broken into and I would like to share with you some pictures. Hopefully you can upload them to our boomgate blog. (Please see attachment)

(3) 16 August 2008 - For your information, I was told by the Penang Nasi Kandar manager that on 16th Aug 2008 at around 8pm, another BMW was hijacked outside Magic Wok Restaurant, The car owner was having dinner at the restaurant and when he left, about to get into the car, the hijacker put the knife to his neck. Looking back at all the incidences, we concluded that we all have to be very alert wherever we are be it lonely or busy places. Sad to say, it always happen when we least expect it.

(4) Copied from an email circular -

I was driving along SS2/22, Petaling Jaya going towards Damansara Jaya. This street is totally residential one street off the main road.

About 10 houses in front of me was this young lady walking by a car parked along the grass patch outside one of the terrace houses. As she was reaching the rear end of this clean decent looking Silver Proton Waja, I noticed the engine started and the left rear passenger doors window was being wound down.

Suddenly a man emerged out of the rear passenger doors window his entire torso and making a grab of this lady's handbag!!!! As this man emerged from the car's window, the Silver Proton Waja was pulling out of its parking position slowly not in a hurry with the man from within just dragging the lady and her handbag along until she gave it up!! Then they drove off slowly, no hurry!!!

All the above happened in front of my eyes in less than 30 seconds!!!!!

Her screams and cries did not help! No one came to her rescue in fact a middle age woman ran into her house upon seeing this happening right in front of her house only to come back out to lock her gates after the car has driven away! Do you blame her? The thieves were so bold!!!!

By the time my car reached her, the Silver Proton Waja had turned the corner. She was very shaken but thankfully only slightly hurt her pants were torn as were her slippers, bloody knees, shins, palms and elbows. On the way to the police station, she told me that she had noticed that there were 3 men she identified them as 'brown-skinned' men in the car.

I could not believe my eyes when I saw what was happening thus did not have the instinct to take note of the cars registration number. I've always thought that would be the first thing I would look out in an incident like this but NO I was too shocked simply watching this scene being played out right in front of me!!!

So please beware when you are walking by parked cars with men inside.

Update (7th Aug 08) and Another Car Jacking in DJ

I'm happy to report that as of today we've reached the 85% level (583 residents in support out of 689 occupied houses) with only another 50 residents yet to revert.

Congratulations to all who have made this possible and a warm welcome to all the newly signed up residents! Thank you all for your support.

Last night a team of us from our committee met up with our MP for PJ Utara YB Mr Tony Pua, the DJ councillor Mr Michael Soon, and with Mr Billy Wong the Special Assistant to Mr Tony Pua. Mr Yew Cheng Hoe (Chairman of DJROA) and his security committee was also present at the dialog. They were very helpful and provided guidance on how we should prepare our proposal and advised procedure for submitting our application for a gated and guarded neighborhood to MBPJ.

Next Monday, Mr Billy Wong will submit it for us with a cover note from YB Mr Tony Pua. And our proposal will be on DJROA's letterhead. We agreed that we will proceed concurrently our submission and execution plans, i.e. to proceed with our guardhouse and boomgates plans the moment we are ready to roll. There is an understanding from MBPJ that they will not demolish any guardhouses and boomgates that's already erected.

We were informed that MBPJ is in the process of revamping the laws to allow for gated and guarded neighborhoods. How long that will take is anybody's guess.

As for monetary pledges, so far we have received pledges totalling RM15,000. Thank you to everyone who have very kindly offered to donate. This will certainly help towards offsetting some of the startup cost. If any of you would like to pledge any amount, please drop me a return email. Any amount you'd like to pledge will be very much appreciated by all. Like I mentioned earlier, if we have more funds in the kitty, it will allow us hire better quality guards and buy more security equipments. It will also help those residents who supports our project but honestly unable to afford to pay fully for whatever reasons.

Last night I was informed that there's yet again another car jacking incident in DJ. This time it happened at 9+pm at SS22/39 opposite the field, which is actually quite brightly lit. The owner of the Honda Accord came back, parked his car outside his house and was pounded on by 3 robbers with parang. They were waiting at the field for residents to return home. He did not fight back and was not harmed. They took his car.

I can't stop thinking that such incidences could have been avoided or minimized if the neighborhood was gated and guarded. We should not have to expose our lives to such dangers. We have to protect our loved ones and property against such violent intruders. We have no other choice.

Please always be alert and take extra precaution when you are driving in and out of you home. The robbers will succeed if you let your guard down.