TAIPING (Thestar) - The Government has approved the installation of 20 closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in crime-prone areas to help fight crime in the Taiping district.
Deputy Home Minister Datuk Lee Chee Leong said police had identified the sites and all the CCTV cameras would be installed by this year.
“In addition, more streetlights will be erected in dark alleys to prevent crimes of opportunity.
“Areas which are prone to snatch thefts will also be upgraded with the construction of pavements to prevent motorcyclists from getting near pedestrians and snatching their belongings,” he said after attending a closed-door briefing on the crime situation in the district recently.
Also present were Perak deputy police chief Senior Asst Comm Datuk Zakaria Yusof and Taiping OCPD Asst Comm Yusof Mohd Diah.
“The police view public complaints seriously and will do their best to allay the fear of the people.
“All reports will be investigated and police will also take proactive measures in fighting crime, in line with the Safe Township concept,” he said.
He said army personnel and policemen in uniform would be deployed to patrol the streets of Ipoh and Taiping, which recorded the most number of felony cases.
Six army personnel, he said, would conduct rounds with policemen during peak hours at strategic locations such as commercial areas to check crime.
Lee, who is also the Kampar MP, noted that there was a reduction in crime cases last year as compared to 2009.
He said the district had succeeded in reducing the crime index by 5.2% and street crimes by 18% for the whole of last year.
