On Monday morning, my friend (Supplier) went for a short tea break at one of the Mamak Restaurant along Berkley Garden, Klang . In just short 30minutes, his car side windscreen was smashed and his briefcase containing passport and some important documents was stolen.
The restaurant was located along a busy road and the thiefs are so daring that they broke the windscreen with so many passing motorists and broad daylight.
He reported to Police. For loss of passport, he was interrogated why he kept the passport in the car. We have booked to go to Phuket next weekend and this got to happen. Sheer bad luck as he is normally a very careful person but his car boot is full and it was drizzling and he thought for a short while it is OK.
He is now trying to get a temporary passport to travel with me. And my booking with Air Asia do not allowed change of flight but can transfer to another person with a service charge of RM150.00.
(Just got Good news from him from Shah Alam Immigration office that he managed to get a temporary passport to travel overseas.)
Some 2-3 months ago, my friend (a GE Insurance Agent) lost her notebook at Great Eastern Building, Jalan Ampang. She also kept it at the car boot also for a short while just to get into the office to get some documents.
All this are syndicated jobs and they know where to target their victims as most insurance agent will carry a notebook.
Be careful where you keep you valuables (especially notebook/Handbags/Briefcase) inside the car while your park your car. The best is to bring it along with you. Better Safe than Regret Later.
The restaurant was located along a busy road and the thiefs are so daring that they broke the windscreen with so many passing motorists and broad daylight.
He reported to Police. For loss of passport, he was interrogated why he kept the passport in the car. We have booked to go to Phuket next weekend and this got to happen. Sheer bad luck as he is normally a very careful person but his car boot is full and it was drizzling and he thought for a short while it is OK.
He is now trying to get a temporary passport to travel with me. And my booking with Air Asia do not allowed change of flight but can transfer to another person with a service charge of RM150.00.
(Just got Good news from him from Shah Alam Immigration office that he managed to get a temporary passport to travel overseas.)
Some 2-3 months ago, my friend (a GE Insurance Agent) lost her notebook at Great Eastern Building, Jalan Ampang. She also kept it at the car boot also for a short while just to get into the office to get some documents.
All this are syndicated jobs and they know where to target their victims as most insurance agent will carry a notebook.
Be careful where you keep you valuables (especially notebook/Handbags/Briefcase) inside the car while your park your car. The best is to bring it along with you. Better Safe than Regret Later.
Hi Uncle Sam! Oh your poor friend, got his passport stolen and then had to endure police interrogation! ;(
ReplyDeleteI wanted to go to malaysia, but hub say not safe to drive the car up...sigh !!
ReplyDeleteI want to go mid valley.. & many plc.. everytime hear hub mention also no chance to go...sob sob...
Marzie: Poor guy. Luckly, he managed to a temporary replacement passport this am. But the hassle and time wasted must be frustrating. :)
ReplyDeleteJanice: Generally, it is safe in the city and tourist attractions. Dont worry, if you want hire bodygurad, i can arrange. hahahah.
If you want to go Mid Valley, you can stay at the Boulevard or Cititel which is loacted within the shopping centre. Take cab to other places. Just take extra precaution and do not park at backlane or dark area of carpark. Malaysia and your bloggers friends here welcome you.
:)
Even if we carry around our valuables, we still have snatchers to fear of...
ReplyDeleteI sometimes wonder that if it is good to have police patrolling by foot rather than on patrol cars...
Anyway, I do hope that I won't become a victim of crime in Malaysia...
Yee Piao: Tks for stopping by and commenting.
ReplyDeleteThe risk is always there. The best is not to leave anything valuable in the car. Carry only when necessary. U are right, snatch thief are everywhere, they target handphones, notebooks and handbags.
Malaysia have shortage of Policeman to Patrol the growing cities. They have propose to fix CCTV. How effective is yet to be proven to reduce crime. :)
seems like this thieves have got special detector to detect large from batteries which are normally attached to the notebook... even my office have lost 2 notebook in the pass one year from the car boot...
ReplyDeleteElenie: Thats is what people said that this culprits have a special detector. Probably true otherwise how they know got notebook inside the car boot.
ReplyDeleteI lost 2 notebook when thieves broke into my house. I have got another friend, his notebook was snatched away while walking home.
Another one hi car windscreen also got smashed just infront of my office.
Notebooks are highly target due can be easily dispose.
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so cham. yeah now even for a while also cannot la. very scary wan..the pppl now like hunger for anything. chop kill for a lil amount just to makan dadah...ish ish ish
ReplyDeletesam, pity your friend ler, already a victim but have to go through police interrogation.
ReplyDeleteNot long ago, about 2-3 months back, i witnessed a daylight robberies. Three guys smashed the windows of a parked mercedes. I am not sure what they hv grabbed because before i managed to see, i flee away, fearing that they might smash my window too.
Safety? What's that? I dont think it's safe anymore here. Robberies are happening averywhere. :(