Dear Residents,
It has been a very bad month as far as our security situation is concerned in our “kampung” for the last few weeks. Here is why:
Incident # 1 – 4 houses were broken into on 19 May 2010 on streets 3P, 3N, 3K and 3E. This break-in we suspect was coordinated and planned and it happened within a window of between 10 am to 4 pm. After visiting and talking to all the victims, there were some common elements which all of us should take note:
1. Houses were empty at the time of occurrence.
2. The occupants left and came back home almost at the same time everyday.
3. There were no alarms installed.
4. Some were without grill or left the main gates unlocked.
5. The immediate neighbours did not take much notice of what was happening.
Incident # 2 – there was a snatch theft on 20 May 2010 at night along 3F.
Incident # 3 – a few cars were splashed with paint on May 30, 2010 at 3L.
Incident # 4 – a house was broken into on June 4, 2010 at 3E.
Incident # 5 - unsuccessful house break-in attempt on June 9, 2010 at 3P
Most of the victims felt that it should not have happened as we are now gated and guarded. True but does that mean we let our guard down? Most of us unfortunately have taken things a lot for granted. They have allowed their guard to come down and with that; the criminals only see opportunities. This is not the first time we have sent out warnings to be vigilant and we are sure it will not be the last.
In view of that, the Committee in its latest meeting has decided to take immediate and drastic measures to address this deteriorating situation.
1. CAR STICKERS
ALL residents will be issued with car stickers. Old car stickers will be retrieved without exceptions. Forms will be given out to all non-paying residents to issue them all the stickers. Once this exercise is done, ALL cars with no stickers will be stopped and checked. So, please extend your cooperation if you do not want to be inconvenienced. This will also allow us to impose further controls on commercial vehicles, cars coming in for tuition purposes, etc.
2. SECURITY GUARDS
There will be a reshuffle of duties for the guards. The idea is to have more guards on duty in the day time and to increase our patrolling effectiveness. We have already met with the Security Company and this will be implemented without further delay. We will also monitor them closely.
3. GATES
We will be closing one of the main gates and also will reduce access to at least 50% of the small side gates. With less access, our control in people coming in and going out will be more effective, given the limited resource that we have. We expect complaints but we will have to deal with this.
4. ENTRY PASSES
We will be imposing entry passes to people from outside coming into our area frequently. This proposed pass may need to incorporate pictures to prevent abuse of the passes. We will be insisting on those who are giving tuitions or running kindergartens (tadikas) in our area to have the parents apply for such passes. For contractors, they will be required to fill in the forms and those with workers residing at the work site to have all their personal particulars recorded before they are allowed in.
5. NON PAYING RESIDENTS
We will be issuing all the residents with stickers but will have a different design for the non-paying residents. There is no reason for the residents not to cooperate now that we are going to issue all with stickers. The reason for this is to ease the checks on all the residents in our area and to let the guards focus the checks on outsiders. As such, please get your stickers and have it pasted on your windscreens. If not, you will be stopped unnecessarily for checks by the guards.
On this note, we, the committee wishes to express our disappointment in being unsuccessful in uniting all the residents in our kampung. Some of you still think we are doing this to enrich ourselves while some of you think we are a nuisance to you. Well, whichever way you think, we would like to let you know that we are all very disappointed on some of these outcomes as we have tried so hard to make our home a better, safer place to live in. Sometimes, we are just lost at what else we could do. Remember, it is easy to criticize as they say ‘talk is cheap’ but actually getting involved and doing something about it is something else.
So, do take heart. Next time you intend to criticize, you might want to think about what the motivation factor is for the committee members to sacrifice their time and do this work voluntarily. It is for all of us, selfish as it may sound.
6. INSURANCE COVERAGE
There is immediate plan to cover all subscribing residents with insurance of up to RM10, 000 for break-ins. There are no plans to increase our subscription to provide this free coverage to all the paying residents. However, the payment terms will be subjected to the Insurance Company. It will be group coverage for our “kampung” under a Master Policy under our Resident Association.
Our targeted date to implement this is June 30, 2010. Forms from the Insurance Company will be issued so kindly fill in all your details. Once we have completed this process, the cover will be in full force.
7. STREET LAMPS
We have already applied for the additional street lights to be installed and we are following up on the progress of getting this done. At this stage, we have been informed that TNB requires a supporting letter from MPSJ on the application on the additional street lights. As well as that TNB needed to install additional pillars for the street lights and cables. These will be additional costs to us. We are monitoring closely and hope to get all these done as soon as possible.
8. SUBSCRIPTION
As usual, the Committee cannot carry out all the plans if you the resident do not contribute. This is critical for us to collectively make this a safer place to live in. So, please continue to support this cause by paying up the subscription. We have also heard from some residents that they plan to “boycott” this scheme just because they learned that there were cases of break-ins recently.
To boycott the scheme would only mean boycotting ourselves. We are all in this together and the Committee members are just facilitators who try to ensure that certain measures which are collectively beneficial to our community are carried out. Without each and every one of us working together, we are nothing. So, please understand there are no “you” or “me” in this – it is just us. We have a choice – band together and fight this menace OR let this security scheme die off and live in constant fear of break-ins, snatch theft and car theft. The choice is yours.
9. COOPERATION FROM THE POLICE
Our new USJ 8, OCS, Puan Chia has met with the Committee. She has given her commitment to ensure her team will give us maximum support. We are grateful to her commitment and support and we look forward to working with the police to provide a safer place for our community. The police will also be patrolling our area more often during the vulnerable times.
10. EMERGENCY NUMBERS
Here are some numbers to keep handy in case you need help but please only call in cases of emergency:
1. Mr. Lee Tong Keng (Manager Security Company) +6017 338 2433
2. Mr. Raj Buddha (Security Supervisor) +6012 977 4032
3. Mr. Prakash (Security Supervisor) +6010 290 8183
4. Balai Polis USJ 8 +603 5635 6904
The Committee
11 Trees @ USJ
4 comments:
Dear Residents,
I am in my early 50's, wage earner and one of the pioneer in this kampong. My little babies have grown up in this kampong and now become teenagers. Me and my wife have to work hard to ensure our household and children expenses are taken care of. We hope they will be comfortable when we left them one day. I know many of our kampong folks also managing theirs just like ours and they are paying for the security.
It is not right for someone who own a Mercs and a Naza Ria to excuse himself from paying the security by saying that the security gate infront has closed and inconvenience their daily activities, these are the exact words coming out from his mother in law mouth to who ever she know and met. I hope the owner of this Mercs and Naza Ria continue to pay for the security. I also hope she stop propagating this EXCUSES immediately. By the way, the gated kampong like Sieramas has only one security gate, and some of the millionaires residents have to drive few hundred meters to get to the gate daily and the lowest maintainence fees is $450.00 per month plus some sinking fund.
Please help to pay up. As you can read from the blog and newsletter, the commitee is taking many actions to improve the security.
Dear Residents,
With the current economy hard times, every cents is value to me. Short of 1 cent we can't buy anything we wish to. RM50 is not less but it also not much. What can we buy with RM50 nowadays? If RM50 can buy PEACE OF MIND, it means a lot to me. Most of us have to leave our house early in the morning and reach home after dark. Some have children alone at home after school and some have parents alone at home. Their safety is our main concern. Should anything happen to them, REGRET is the only feeling we will have and that feeling can be ....for LIFE. There is a saying : REGRET IS THE WORST PUNISHMENT.
Since we are staying in this kampung, we decorated our house, we upkeep our house, we give love to our house so that it become HOME. But, if we only love our house but not the area we are staying, the community, that is not enough! Everybody needs everybody. Can we not talk to our neighbour ? Can we not talk to our colleagues at workplace ? can we be happy alone ? Lets think, what you do and who do you with when you are happy. It is sure with someone.
I urge those who are not paying due to any reasons, pls pay for 1 reason, to make our kampung a better place to live. When the crime rate is low, everyone can live freely, happily, less stress and more healthy. wish to share with you that The greater our generousity, the greater our blessing.
I would like to thank our committee members for their unselfish contributions to make our kampung a wonderful place to live. It is more of a blessing to serve others than to be sreved. By Master Cheng Yen
Ginger Candy
Dear Residents,
I am new to the community but have started paying the security fees most willingly. I agree that paying this sum of money for our PEACE OF MIND for our family is indeed worth every cent.
I have no idea what is the % of residents who have chosen to opt out for whatever reasons, but I really wonder why? And instead of complaining about decisions made by the committee members, we should instead appreciate them. Many of them are working people but willing to sacrifice their time to serve the community.
THese are just some thoughts of a new neighbor who is simply amazed at the apathy of some people. Remember a couple of years ago, USJ 11 used to be so notorious for house break-ins and people were all shifting out from the community. Look at it now, with the gated community, the houses are all selling like hotcakes and the value of YOUR house has also gone up.
Dear Committee of USJ11/3,
Thank you for the prompt action taken to increase security. I understand that all these are for our own sake, but shouldn't everyone be bounded by the same restrictions? It has been more than a month since the small gate near USJ11/3D is closed, and I have been diligently using another gate though it means longer route and extra time. I have been accepting this fact though at times frustrated especially when I am running late. However, recently I realized that some residents (perhaps committee members) do have keys to the lock. On the morning of 26th July, I found the gate unlocked with no one guarding it. I couldn't think of another reason other than someone with the keys has conveniently use them and forget to lock it back. While I am not asking for the gate to be reopened, but if selected few could have the keys to use the gate, wouldn't it be unfair for the other paying residents?
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