Johor top cop,Yang Dihormati DCP Datuk Mohd.Mokhtar bin Hj.Mohd.Shariff led a high powered delegation to visit Taman Sri Maharani in Muar, for the launching the district's CP concept, on 1st August 2008.
Among them were police top brass from IPK Johor and all ten police districts across Johor.
Those in attendence were Johor Deputy Police Chief, SAC1 Datuk Hj.Tun Hisan bin Datuk Hj. Tun Hamzah,Tuan Hj.Abdul Wahab bin Ridwan, Yang- Dipertua Majlis Perbandaran Muar(MPM), Datuk Koh Kim Thoon,president of MCCC(Muar Chinese Chamber of Commerce), OCPD Muar ACP Mohd.Nasir bin Ramli, Deputy OCPD Muar Supt.Lee Choon Guan and officers from government agencies.
It was what our residents claimed to be "an Exciting & Memorable evening" with Ketua Polis Johor. 250 residents from all 6 nearby housing estates attended the auspicious occasion.
They were 1)Taman Permai, 2)Taman Orkid,3)Pangsapuri Intan, 4)Pangsapuri Permata, 5)Taman Permata dan 6)Taman Sri Maharani(TSM) along Jalan Hj.Jaib.
TSM's blog was also officially launched by the CPO on the same occasion, accompanied by the invited guests and witnessed by 250 people.
Why visit TSM?
TSM, a 30-year old taman, since 2006 had some excellent achievements such as:
- The first housing estate in Johor that launched the "Rakan Cop" campaign in a big way
- The first housing estate in Muar that introduced joint night patrolling and house-to-house visit with police personel
- The first housing estate in Muar that celebrated Merdeka month by flying one Jalur Gemilang in every house
- The first housing estate in Muar to be visited by an OCPD for CP project
- The first housing estate in Muar that awarded a letter of appreciation by a Johor Police Chief in 2007
- The first housing estate in Muar that was invited to share the CP concept in Kluang
- The first housing estate in Muar that presented a paper on CP concept at Royal Malaysian Police College Kuala Lumpur
- The first housing estate in the country that has a blog specialises in CP concept
(Above photo: the residents & persatuan penduduk of Pangsapuri Intan Muar posing with Deputy Johor Police Chief,SAC 1 Datuk Tun Hisan and Muar Deputy OCPD, Supt. Lee Choon Guan)
Children,Women, Youth & Elderly
Yes, TSM is so special because it roped in the children, women, youth and the elderly to work hand in hand to prevent crime. Nobody was left out in our neigborhood activities. Everybody has a role to play. That is to be the eyes and ears to the police.
Example 1, the ladies who go for morning walk are reminded to be attentive to the neigborhood surroundings during the mornings.
Example 2, housewives and kids who are staying at home during daytime are reminded to ring our emergency hotline numbers if they discover something funny.
Example 3, those elderly who love go for short walk after dinner are also reminded to go in groups and again, they are the moving CCTVs monitoring the neighborhood surroundings.
Simple But MeaningfulCarrying the CP spirit, both TSM and IPD Muar had again demonstrated that a happy co-operation (a smart partnership too!) is possible as long as both parties are sincere to raise up to the occasion.
We worked on the kind advice by Datuk Hj.Tun Hisan bin Hj.Tun Hamzah, the Johor Deputy Police Chief. Datuk Hj.Tun Hisan thrown in the challenge for us:"Try and make it simple but meaningful".
1)It was simple because we ultilised existing resources, working within a tight budget and try to maximise the outcomes, putting in the best effort and aiming for the best effect.
2) It was meaningful because we selected a residential house(but not a dewan or hotel) as the venue to give easy access to residents within the neighborhoods, and a homely feeling to everybody.(It's afterall, a neigborhood activity!)
A Multi-racial CommunitySoka Gakkai Malaysia(SGM) of Muar Branch, had a all-Chinese Kompang troupe on colorful batik customs performing Malay arts for the occasion.
The crowd were again entertained by the cultural dances by SGM junior members. It was afterall, an eye opener for everybody to witness the richness of Malaysia's multi-racial identity.
As the saying goes:"Malaysia Truly Asia!". We are indeed very lucky to be born and breed here!
(We extend out thanks to SGM for their wonderful performance, and also congratulate them for promoting racial unity through cultural arts performance! More peace loving citizens should step forward to contribute for a safer and peaceful Malaysia)
Everybody A Winner
Our residents, young and old were overjoyed when they interacted freely with our policemen., sharing their ideas and exchanged information.
Never before in the history of our taman that we had so many police officers around for a single event.
Meanwhile, everybody went home as a winner because they had their photographs taken along with Datuk Mohd.Mokhtar and Datuk Hj.Tun Hisan .
We joked with both gentlemen that after 1st of August, they would be as popular like superstars when many TSM houses would start hanging framed photographs of the two men in their living rooms! (Why don't our TV producers or PDRM ever consider a TV reality show by the name of "Police Idol"?)
Community Policing- the best ever strategy to bring security and safety to every Malaysian home!
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