Security Update (4 Dec 2008)

Todate, we've got 430 residents who have signed and paid up the RM150. Thank you very much for your support. However for this security scheme to be financially viable and for us make it successful long term, we will need the support of at least 500 paying residents every quarter. So we are still short of our target. For those of you who have not pay up yet, please do your part by dropping your check (Attn: "Sri Lara Joint Security Services Sdn Bhd") and duly filled form to my house (143, Jalan SS22/27). Or you can also drop it to any of the guard post. They have been informed to pass all checks to me. Over this weekend the committee will also be calling up the people to encourage those who have not signed up to do so. So please extend your cooperation to them.

I trust that you've all been keeping an eye on the security guards each time you drive in and out of our zone. If you see anything untoward like them sleeping or not stopping motorbikes, lorries, vans, please report them to me and I will forward it to Homeguards. It's best to set them straight on our expectations now than to let them form bad habits.

The car stickers have just been delivered to my house today. We will sort it out and will be sending out the 2 FOC ones to you first. When you receive it, you will find a form for you to fill up for all the other stickers that you'd like to purchase. Please indicate on the form which are the RM2 stickers for you/family cars (that's parked daily in your house) or RM5 stickers for all others regular visitors to your home (e.g. relatives, friends, guests, customers, etc). Then drop the form back into my house's mail box together with the check for the total cost of stickers you are purchasing (Atth: "DJROA") or if you prefer you can also put the cash in the envelope together with the form and drop in my mailbox. Alternatively you can drop it off at either of the guard post and tell them to deliver it to my house. If you are paying cash, please do not pass that to the guards as we will not be responsible for missing cash.

The DJROA Security gate tag will be ready tomorrow. So over the weekend, the guards will be going around to put it up on the houses which have paid up the RM150. So from here you will know which of your neighbors have not joined. I appeal to you to please encourage them to sign up as this security scheme benefits everyone in this zone.

On incidences, last Sunday our Homeguards guard (Mr Kartan) stopped a teenage maid from running away at 7.00am. Congratulations to him! She was stopped and questioned at guard post #2. Had the drums not been there, she could have walked right through to the main road. The house she works for is on Jalan SS22/44. The guards informed the owner who came and pick her back to the house.

Two days ago at 5.30am, the regular vegetable man to our zone Ah Heng (guy who also goes around SS22 in his van) was attacked and robbed by a gang of 10 Mat Rempits on 5 motorbikes near the YuYi restaurant (next to Petronas). Seemed the YuYi boss heard the commotion and came down to help but ended up as a victim too. They were both robbed and injured. This happened just outside of our neighborhood, nearest to road SS22/31 where our guard post #1 is located, and also where the detractors who wants to stop our security scheme lives. If we did not have the security guards on duty 24/7, these Mat Rempits could just as easily come into our neighborhood and cause trouble.

So again, I believe this 24/7 security scheme is already showing its benefits to us by keeping bad elements out. Rest assured that we will continue to find ways to improve on the security scheme. Whatever inputs you have, please feel free to direct it to us. Have a great weekend.