Police launch bicycle crime prevention unit - The Borneo Post Online - Hotel in Sarawak Blog |
| Police launch bicycle crime prevention unit - The Borneo Post Online Posted: 13 Jan 2014 11:51 AM PST by Anasathia Jenis, reporters@theborneopost.com. Posted on January 14, 2014, Tuesday KUCHING: Kuching district police yesterday launched a pilot bicycle crime prevention unit with the concept of patrolling from hotel to hotel in the city to ensure safety for tourists. Launching the unit at the Merdeka Palace Hotel, its chief ASP Roslan Bek Ahmad said it would consist of some 24 police officers. "At the same time, they will also cover other areas along their journey, including the road sides, markets, shop houses and places of attraction. "They will also have a meet-and-greet session with tourists staying at the hotels as well as hotel staff to see if there is anything they can do to help regarding their safety." Pointing out that the cycling unit is a new and friendly way to engage with the public, Roslan is optimistic that it will be more effective in crime prevention. "Our Kuching City is a safe city. But with the setting up of the team, it will send a warning to the potential offender. "We want to make sure the city is a safe place for tourists as we don't want to give a bad image to the city particularly and our country at large," Roslan said, adding that the concept was welcomed by most hotels in the city. To hotels that did not understand the concept, he said they would approach them to give explanation. "We do not have the intention to cast fear on the public with the presence of the police at the premises, but it is only to ensure the safety of the people. Early crime prevention is better," he reiterated. He also said the unit would be an addition to the bicycle patrolling unit launched previously. Roslan also said that there would be a weekly post-mortem on the pilot project to get feedback from the hotels on its effectiveness. Also present were Kuching North City Commission (DBKU) member Datuk Wee Hong Seng and Merdeka Palace Hotel resident manager Andrew Peter Law.  To enable your comment to be published, please refrain from vulgar language, insidious, seditious or slanderous remarks. This includes vulgar user names.  |
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