Post date: Jul 25, 2010 11:56:4 AM
PETALING JAYA: The city’s iconic township of SS2 received the Prime Minister’s personal attention and he assured that crime hot-spots like the area will continue to be monitored and police patrols increased.
Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who had a walkabout in SS2 here yesterday, said the Sea Park Police Station, for instance, now had 218 personnel, compared to only 137 before the introduction of the National Key Result Areas (NKRA).
“With an additional 81 personnel there has been a marked improvement in crime prevention efforts. Residents tell me how safe they feel now,” he said.
“As what has been promised when we introduced the NKRA, efforts in reducing crime are obvious in the last three months.” .
Upon arriving at the Sea Park police station at 4pm yesterday, the Prime Minister was greeted by a nine-member guard-of-honour. He started his walkabout after a 10-minute meeting with Inspector-General Tan Sri Musa Hassan, Selangor police commissioner Deputy Commissioner Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein and Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon.
Najib was greeted by a colour cardboard with “Thank you Prime Minister for making us safer” by the Community Policing Malaysia.
He walked past eateries and sundry shops, chatting with owners, workers and passers-by. He even stopped to admire watermelon and honeydew on display outside a vegetarian restaurant and chatted with its manager Ronnie Ong.
“It’s good meeting the Prime Minister himself,” the 62-year-old said.
Najib and his entourage then had tea at Pelita Nasi Kandar at 5pm.