Map- Temporary Road Closure in Phase 1, Taman Desa during Hari Raya Long Holidays

TDP1RA will be closing a number of roads during the long Hari Raya Puasa holidays. Please find below map of the effected roads. The temporary measures will take effect from 10.00pm 17^th August to 06.00am 26^th August 2012.

Yours in community spirit,

 

WONG CHEE HOW

    President

SAFETY TIPS TO PREVENT BREAK-IN AND VEHICLE THEFTS

HOW HOUSE/BUSINESS PREMISE BREAK-INS OCCUR

1.       By picking the padlocks/grills using a screwdriver or any sharp objects.

2.       By opening the window grills/removing window-glass using a ‘jack’.

3.       By sawing/cutting the padlock using a cutter.

4.       By entering from the roof-top (after removing roof tiles)/entering through the ceiling after breaking it.

5.       By entering through doors/windows left open/unlocked or prising open windows/doors.

6.       By using duplicate master keys.

7.       By using gas tanks to break grills/doors/windows.

HOW TO PREVENT BREAK-INS

1.       Have your main door fitted with a peephole and observe other precautions such as using padlocks and having your doors lock-chained.

2.       Leave the lights on in your house when you are out so as to give the impression that there is someone at home.

3.       Do not leave notes stating that there is no one at home or instructions to newspaper/bread vendors or caterers.

4.       Ask your neighbours to keep an eye on your house while you are away.

5.       If you are going out or before going to bed, ensure that all doors and windows are locked.

6.       Rear guard dogs.

7.       Equip your house/business premises with a security system.

8.       Ensure that your garden is kept tidy with short cut grass and trimmed trees/shrubs so that it is not used as a hideout by burglars.

9.       Do not hide keys under doormats, in a flower pot or on top of the electric meter box outside the house.

10.   Keep large sums of cash in banks and jewellery in safe deposit boxes.

11.   Change all locks when your house keys are lost or stolen.

12.   Inform the nearest police station if you are going on holiday/ outstation for long periods in excess of 24 hours.

CAR AND MOTORCYCLE THEFTS

How to prevent vehicle thefts

1.       Keep your car/motorcycle locked at all times and ensure the keys are in your possession. Lock your steering, wheels, gears and clutch. Additional lock or chains for your motorcycle is a must.

2.       Install a good safety device/alarm.

3.       Park your vehicle in exposed locations. At night, park your vehicle in places that are adequately lit.

4.       Be mindful of your vehicle/keys when you are having it serviced or repaired to prevent duplication of the keys.

5.       Valet parking is not advisable.

6.       As a safety measure, sand-blast your car’s registration number on all the windows. Your motorcycle registration number should be etched on the main parts of the motorcycle.

TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE DURING HARI RAYA LONG HOLIDAYS

10 August 2012

Dear Fellow Residents,

Will You Join Us In Protecting Our Community?

In view of the recent increase in crime rate at Taman Desa and its surrounding area, TDP1RA is planning to enhance the security level within the guarded community scheme by implementing the following measures during the long Hari Raya Puasa holidays. We are also been made known that a large number of residents will take be taking advantage of the long holidays to go away.

The temporary measures will take effect from 10.00pm 17^th August to 06.00am 26^th August 2012.

Road access limitation as per:

1.   Post 1 at junction of Jalan Desa Utama and Jalan Desa Permai will be operating 24hours daily.

2.   Post 5 at junction of Jalan Desa Ria and Jalan Desa Jaya will be operating 24hours daily.

3.   Entry point through Jalan Desa Aman(Post 2), Jalan Desa Permai(Post 3), Jalan Setia(Post 4) and Jalan Desa Murni(Post 6) will be closed 24 hours for all traffics and will be opened for usage during emergency situation.

Motorbike patrolling will be increased during this period.

Do contact us if you may have any questions about the above matter and we’ll be happy to discuss it.  We appreciate your support and we look forward to your full cooperation in making our community the ideal place to reside for you and your family.

Note: We will be officially notifying Brickfields District Police, Taman Desa and Brickfields Police Station, Taman Desa Fire and Rescue Station about the above temporary road closure.

Yours in community spirit,

 
WONG CHEE HOW

    President 

Life’s Perspectives on Your Responsibilities for your family & loved ones.

List of Daily Indulgences

No	Your Pleasures!!!	Monthly Cost RM	Daily Cost RM	What You Get eh !
1	Daily pack cigarettes X 1 X RM10	300.00	10.00	Marlboro Man Feel and potential lung cancer. Bad breath and bad model for your kids.
2	Happy Hour 2x per week (3 jugs of RM100)	800.00	26.66	Red face, bad breath, cholesterol, police summons.
3	Foot reflexology 1x weekly @ RM50 per session	200.00	6.66	Short relief of muscle pains for your legs only.
4	Body massage 1x weekly @ RM80 per session	320.00	10.66	Bodily relief + nagging from wife.
5	Lunch treats for 4 colleagues or friends 1x weekly @ RM75	300.00	10.00	Increase weight & feel good factor.
6	Daily StarBucks 1x Latte	450.00	15.00	Increased caffeine for body & talk nonsense.
7	Petrol to get you to work and leisure only @ RM100 per week.	400.00	13.33	Basic living costs only. No extra values, except that you live to support the family.
8	Movie outings for family of 5  & friends @ 2x per month.	200.00	6.66	2 hours fantasy, no educational values.
9	Annual overseas holiday	10,000.00	27.39	Its good to have family trips but the value factor lasts only for 1 week.
10	Daily kopitiam cuppa @ RM2.80 cup	84.00	2.80	Increase sugar level and bragging for half hour.
11	Daily parking charges going to the Shopping Centres @ RM3		3.00	Smaller wallets when your missus spends more in Mid Valley.
12	Providing security scheme to protect your family & loved ones and fellow neighbours. Soft benefits of becoming a Member of TDP1RA : Free coffee & teh tarik Free lunch & dinner Free gifts from fellow members (mineral water, torch-lites, pens, umbrella, cookies, tidbits, etc.) Free flat battery jump services. Free exercise when doing patrolling with fellow members. Friendships, fellowships and comradeships. Personal contribution to neighbourhood, society and God. Go ask your 6-year old kid to analyze this mathematically for the best benefits and you would not be that surprised when your kid chooses the answer. Worst still, the smart alec will ask you WHAT have you done to protect him and the family, and WHY you have not done so?!	Between 80.00 to 150.00	2.66 to 5.00	Better protection of your homes & properties. Ease of mind at work, you can concentrate on your career. Ease of mind at home, you can sleep soundly. Your kid and old parents can walk a bit safer to the Playground and Shops. Lower risk for your wife’s handbag to be snatched. Deterrence for undesirable characters lurking around to harass your wife and kids. Reduced number of Mat Rempits speeding in Taman Desa Phase 1. Reduced number of youngsters frolicking in the PlayGround in late nights, drinking and shouting out loud. Deterrence of foolish drivers speeding inside Phase 1 roads. Better support & faster follow-up on breakdowns of amenities, eg. Street lightings, burst pipes, blocked drains, fallen tress, etc. ALL THESE for less than a cuppa of coffee!!!

The above was contributed by one of our fellow resident and subscriber to the security scheme.

Help RAs sharpen ‘smart partnerships’

TUESDAY, JULY 31, 2012 - 16:29

IT is interesting to note that "as many as 100,000 law enforcers will be available at any time to fight crime under the second phase of the Government Transformation Programme".

I sincerely hope that this is not one of the statements made simply to create a 'feel good' atmosphere. We certainly hope to see their presence in the streets and in housing areas soon.

I also read about the attempt to create "smart partnerships" with different groups including Residents Association, (RAs).

 This is most welcome.

It is common knowledge that many RAs, out of sheer frustration over the lack of security provided by the police, have set up their own security schemes.

In the process, they have drawn adverse criticisms from members of the public in general and from self-righteous non-contributing residents in particular, who for reasons best known to themselves, refuse to contribute yet enjoy the comfort of knowing that some form of security is provided for them.

Admittedly, combating crime cannot be handled by law enforcement officers alone.

They have to engage other interested groups so that in working together we will be able to combat crime in a more coordinated manner.

Hitherto, RAs which have set up security schemes in their areas have contributed immensely in keeping the crime rate down.

Unfortunately, with all the criticisms hurled at them one would think they are engaged in an illegal activity. This is not fair at all considering the amount of time and effort spent by RAs in organising the scheme and collecting subscriptions and seeing to its proper operations.

Currently, RAs are trying to perform a job which is the domain of the police with one hand tied behind their back.

If the government is serious in working out a "smart partnership" with RAs, then such a situation should not be allowed to continue.

RAs which perform a security services function ought to be strongly supported by the government and empowered.

I wish to suggest how the proposed "smart partnership" can be enhanced:

1.       To all RAs which are legally constituted and being run according to the Registrar of Societies requirements and who are involved in providing security services, the government should be prepared to grant a monthly financial aid which can be used as a subsidy for the services provided.

2.       The government ought to construct infrastructure facilities for them such as guard booths, boom gates, etc, if they are operating in a public area.

3.       The police or any responsible ministry must establish guidelines which RAs have to comply with if they wish to run security services for their housing estates. Some kind of licence must be issued to security services run by RAs to give it proper authentication.

4.       At random, policemen/patrol cars should make an appearance at these pondok and be around for a while to give it a stamp of approval and support to the efforts of RAs. Consequently, public perception will improve tremendously.

5.       Establish Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for RA guard posts to adopt so that there is uniformity in methods used to check on entry/exit and empower them to apply it. (SOPs must be displayed.) Guards manning posts must be given authority to require some minimum identification from visitors/passer bys. Refusal of entry to outsiders for valid reasons must be allowed.

6.       The police must be willing to give some basic training to those who man the guard posts to enhance effectiveness.

7.       RAs must be allowed to deal with those residents who refuse to contribute towards the security services for no valid reasons.

8.       The Rukun Tetangga scheme is a good one and it needs a revamp to see how it can be integrated with the attempt to improve security and public safety

I am sure other RAs will have more ideas to offer. Perhaps, for a start a responsible government organisation/ministry should engage all RAs who are operating security services to give ideas on how residential neighbourhoods can be made safer through the empowerment of RAs.

PETER RAIAPPAN

SECRETARY, MEDAN DAMANSARA RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION

Breaking News- Security Alert

Dear Fellow Residents,

Just received call from Kop. Anuar of Balai Taman Desa to inform that 2 crime incidents have happened today in Phase 1 Taman Desa.

1. House along Jalan Desa Utama- Robbers entered the house early morning today. Still not known what been taken by the robbers.

2. House neighbouring the above house was broken into and losses not known yet. Confirm missing car and house remote control.

3. Along Jalan Desa around 7.50 am- Two Chinese guys enter the house and drive away with a Honda Accord and also laptop and handphones. Only maid around during the incident.

Please keep an eye of any suspicious vehicles and quickly alert the guards or else call Taman Desa Police at: 03-79806107

Web Administrator

Security Situation Has Worsened

Dear Fellow Residents,

Many of you may not be aware that the security situation has worsened recently with a few incidents, which are:-

1.       Burglary / Break-in at a corner house in Jalan Desa Ria 2

2.       Break-in at a link house in Jalan Lingkungan Desa

3.       Break-in at a corner house in Jalan Desa Permai

4.       Break-in at a Bungalow House in Jalan Puncak Desa

5.       Attempted break-in at a corner house in Jalan Desa Permai

6.       Theft of shoes at several houses in Jalan Desa Damai (including our president house!)

7.       Snatch theft at main road of Jalan Desa Utama

8.       Attempted  break-in  at  the  junction  of Jalan Desa Damai / Desa Ria 1 for  which due to the alert Patrolling Officer  and a few Committee members, we managed to  cause the burglars to flee on foot, leaving  their stolen BMW car abandoned on the street.

The Modus Operandi of these break-ins were that the burglar strike during the late afternoon to evening session where the occupants have gone out to work or dinner, and the preferred time to strike is during heavy thunder-storms when most residents would have closed their doors and windows.

The lessons learnt from these incidents are that we must never let our guards down as these criminals will seize any opportunity at will to commit a crime. I suspect that these criminals had already studied the patterns of the residents’ houses for some time and marked these homes before acting once opportunity comes.

I am very sad to note that our affected residents have lost large sum of money, precious jewelries, sentimental items & heirlooms, branded goods, and important documents such as passports, birth certificate, PR visas and even spare keys to the house and cars.

Worst of all, the psychological impact of the affected residents who now feels violated, insecure and threatened will be hard to overcome. In the future, it would be sad to see that our fellow neighbours and their children may no longer feel safe walking out of their homes just to go to the Playground or for a walk around Taman Desa to exercise.

Yours sincerely,

Ng Yoke Mun

Secretary