No house burglary in Malacca during recent Aidilfitri

MELAKA: The Melaka police achieved its target of zero house break-in case from June 18 until July 2 for members of the public who had submitted the 'balik kampung' form before leaving for their respective hometowns, in conjunction with the recent Aidilfitri.

Melaka police chief Datuk Abd Jalil Hassan said police received 1,704 submissions and had mounted 2,168 patrols with an average of two or three times daily at houses where the owners or tenants had filled up the form.
"The outcome of this method has been very positive as there were no house burglary or theft cases reported by the (owners or tenants of) 1,704 premises throughout the two-week holidays," he told a press conference at the Malacca police headquarters here today.
However, Abd Jalil said there were 22 break-in cases recorded at premises where the residents did not submit the form, compared to 29 cases last year.
He also urged members of the public to fill up the form to facilitate police in their surveillance and patrolling activities during festive seasons.
Meanwhile, commenting on 'Op Selamat' (nationwide traffic safety operations) 11/2017, Abd Jalil said the number of road accidents in the state increased by 10 per cent with 875 cases as compared to 795 cases last year.
He also said the number of fatal accidents during the same period of 'Op Selamat' had also gone up by one case from seven cases last year, involving 10 deaths.
Abd Jalil said the number of summonses issued rose by 62 to 4,875 summonses for the holiday period, involving RM94,370.
He also advised lady drivers travelling alone to exercise extra caution when stopping at traffic lights.
"The new tactic that we have detected is criminals opening the door or smashing the window on the front passenger's side to snatch the victim's handbag," he said, adding that women should place their handbags underneath the driver's seat or somewhere hidden. — Bernama