THE new police chief in Muar, Assistant Commisioner Muhammad Nasir Ramli, his senior officers and about 30 policemen paid a courtesy visit to Taman Sri Maharani, Muar, under the Rakancop and community policing concept on Jan 18.

In a short but meaningful talk to the residents, he expressed appreciation for the good response of the residents to the Rakancop and other policing programmes aimed at creating and nurturing a good working relationship between the police and the public.

He assured the residents that any initiative in crime prevention would receive his full support. In return the residents were grateful to the Muar police for its gesture of concern.

It is not every day that a busy chief police officer will take time off to visit ordinary citizens, making house-to-house calls to get to know them better, and at a time (9pm-11pm) when most people would be resting after a hard day’s work.

This goes to show that he takes the community policing concept seriously. The residents are thankful for the list of names and telephone numbers of members of the Crime Prevention Unit.

It is pertinent to emphasise that crime prevention and public safety is a shared responsibility. It is real commitment to be pro-active about it. Syabas, Muar police!

TAM YONG YUEE,
Muar, Johor.

Source: The Star – January 21, 2008