Source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/1/10/southneast/16500941&sec=southneast
Wednesday January 10, 2007
More patrol cars for Sarawak
By SHARON LING
Sarawak police received a boost when it received 93 new mobile patrol vehicles recently.
The cars will be distributed to all 27 police districts in the state to help improve the effectiveness of patrols in fighting crime.
Sarawak Commissioner of Police Deputy Comm Datuk Talib Jamal said the extra cars brought the total number in the state to 232.
In line with this, all OCPDs should maximise the use of their patrol cars to monitor crime-prone areas, reduce the response time to calls or reports from the public and help to watch out for rising water levels during the rainy season, he said when receiving the fleet from logistics director Datuk Zainal Mohd Tahir at the police transport branch in Batu Kawa, Kuching.
He called on the drivers and crew to be observant and sensitive to their surroundings in order to carry out their duties effectively.
Hopefully, with the new vehicles, we can increase the frequency of patrols, he added.
DCP Talib also said the new patrol cars came at the right time as Sarawak police were planning to set up a highway mobile patrol unit along the Trans-Borneo Highway.
This proposed unit will be stationed in Kuching, Sibu, Bintulu, Miri and Mukah and will be given responsibility to patrol specific areas along the highway, he said.
Zainal said police should increase patrols during Visit Malaysia 2007.
Their presence will make tourists feel safe, he said, adding that the number of tourist police personnel should also be increased.
To mark the handover, police trainers later gave a demonstration of defensive driving as well as how suspects are chased down and arrested.
