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Bikers on smashing rampage
KUALA LUMPUR: At least 13 cars were broken into, their windows and windshields smashed, along Jalan Medang Serai in Bangsar, leaving residents both angry and baffled.
Residents who witnessed the incident at 5am yesterday said young men on at least four motorcycles took their time smashing the windows before taking anything of value inside.
They also claimed the youths were the same ones who often raced illegally along the Sprint Highway that runs parallel to their road.
Tedin Ng, 51, a resident for more than 20 years, found the windows of his BMW and Renault SUV smashed and the coins in the ashtray compartment missing.
“This happened to me last month as well, when they took the radio in my BMW. Even before I had time to fix that, they struck again,” he said, adding that the culprits seemed to be sending some kind of message to the residents there.
“Almost all the cars had both the front and passenger windows smashed. If they were merely out to get valuables in the car, there is no reason for them to smash both windows,” a puzzled Ng said.
Another resident, who declined to be named, said he saw what happened and called the police immediately. -1-
“They started at one end of the road and smashed cars all the way to the other end. They would wait awhile before going on to the next one. They were not afraid and did not run away,” she said. -2-
“The police came a little too late as the youths had gone by then,” she said, claiming that the police also did not bother to ask any of the residents what had happened or who had called. -3-
Brickfields OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Dzuraidi Ibrahim, who confirmed the incident, said only six people had come forward to make reports, so far, even though 13 cars were smashed. -4-
“According to the reports, the suspects were young men who were riding four Yamaha RX-Z motorcycles,” he said, adding that police would increase patrols in the area.
“We believe there were around eight men in all.”
ACP Mohd Dzuraidi said a similar incident happened in the Jalan Terasek area about a month ago. -5-
“In that incident, the men were also on motorcycles, but we still don’t know if this is the same group or a different one.”
He asked witnesses to contact the police via the Rakan Cop hotline at 03-2115 9999 or call the Brickfields district headquarters at 03-2274 2222. -6-
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1- Called the police immediately. Notice that sentence. Followed by...
3- Police came too late and didn't bother to ask the residents anything. So what's the use of calling....
6- the Rakan Cop or whatever babi cop nonsense la. Better they just don't even answer the call. Heck, you know, put a news to say that the police force is going on strike because of the Anti Corruption Body that Pak Lah is setting up.
2- They would wait a while. Notice that they are no longer afraid because the police won't do nuts about it. So can we be blamed for saying that the police force is.... useless? I want to believe that the police force is doing their job but they are just not letting me believe so.
4- Only 6 people came to report, out of 13 cars. Why so? Look at point 3 again. It is self explanatory.
5- The police force can even mention that the same thing happened one month ago and till today, a month later, nothing has been done? Why not just give the residents your pistols, even the lousy 6 shooters, and see if the residents can do a better job.