I was ROBBED...........
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Is Singapore really a SAFE country? I was ROBBED...........
"We have the name of a safe and democratic country". I truly agree to this until I was ROBBED yesterday.
I am staying in the HDB flat in Blk 140 Jalan Bukit Merah. I always thought that the residents here are happy and well taken care of as it's always a walkover town council. However I was WRONG!
I was robbed by an ARMED robber in the lift yesterday. At the moment desperation, I wanted to shout for help. However, the lift in my flat is fully covered and does not allow me to be seen by the public. I had no choice but to hand over my belongings to the robber.
I reported police after the incident and was amazed to understand that there were at least 3 reported robbery cases that occurred over the past 6 months. This is totally not ACCEPTABLE!
My estate has a lot of old folks who are the most vulnerable and needed extra security. I urged the public for awareness to voice out on a better security systems that needs to be done for us.
- As per my understanding from the residents, the request to install a CCTV at the lift lobby or car park area was declined due to the costs of maintaining them. We are all tax payers and I guess the least I should expect from a country is security.
- The lift door should be upgraded with clear glass so that one can be seen from inside in the case of emergency.
- Although the neighborhood police post, Cantonment/ Jalan Bukit Merah is so near my flat, I do not see any policeman patrolling this area. Why is this so???
These are the minimum a country with well known standards should provide-SECURITY. And I really hope something can be done to the estate before other severe CRIME happens AGAIN! I seriously doubt the security in this area is very well taken care of! We expect to have a safe living environment our country.
JL
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"Low Crime doesn't mean no Crime"
Isn't this familiar?
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you are next block to me
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yea..
just have to be extra careful when late at nite..
try not to be alone..
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i stay very near your house area .. I do see police patrolling during mid night . :)
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too bad
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wait, the reason there's inadequate security is because of complacency. Singapore's
excellent safety standards are well known, robberies takes place only once every
few months.
What a bullSh*t complain
If you don't even know how to defend yourself, there's no point in complaining being a
victim of a robbery.
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ey come on.. this is just a one off incident.. all my seniors who studied in the states all got mugged at least once in their course of study.. in the states you cant even listen to ipod on the streets if not you'll DEFINITELY be mugged.. so yes lets compare safe countries
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OMG... I AM LIVING NEAR YOUR BLK. I LIVE AT BLK 145. WHAT THE HELL!! THERE IS HARDLY ROBBER IN BUKIT MERAH
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You one of the suay ones lah.
Why you never thinking of joining the neighbourhood watch group?
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Low crime ?
Talk cock one lar .
Crime are just not reported .
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Firstly. I'm sorry to hear about you being robbed.
Secondly, I hope you have made a police report, or have done something more efficient. Rather than posting in here with a complaint. Cause no one will be able to help, obviously.
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poor thing. go learn self defence la
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u kana rob by who?
local? race?
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sg was nv 100% safe... moreever now more "Foreign Talent" + the poor getting poorer expecct more crime...
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Originally posted by XiaoWangZi:
OMG... I AM LIVING NEAR YOUR BLK. I LIVE AT BLK 145. WHAT THE HELL!! THERE IS HARDLY ROBBER IN BUKIT MERAH
Recently had another one just above me in at 141. I heard he snatch a lady's handbag and ran.. a few people chased
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Bukit Merah? That's a common thing here. My slippers got stolen yesterday
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you stupid sia.. safe means 100% no crime? then liddat everyone in Singapore is corrupt liao lor.. coz NKF and Ren Ci CEO all corrupt wad.. then everyone in Singapore are also murderers / rapists / arsonist / thieves bla bla bla..
siao man.
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you want the police to patrol every inch of Singapore 24/7 ah? can.. no problem.. income tax everyone pay 60% of annual income lor.. sure no problem one.
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Originally posted by Forum8884:
Is Singapore really a SAFE country? I was ROBBED...........
"We have the name of a safe and democratic country". I truly agree to this until I was ROBBED yesterday.
I am staying in the HDB flat in Blk 140 Jalan Bukit Merah. I always thought that the residents here are happy and well taken care of as it's always a walkover town council. However I was WRONG!
I was robbed by an ARMED robber in the lift yesterday. At the moment desperation, I wanted to shout for help. However, the lift in my flat is fully covered and does not allow me to be seen by the public. I had no choice but to hand over my belongings to the robber.
I reported police after the incident and was amazed to understand that there were at least 3 reported robbery cases that occurred over the past 6 months. This is totally not ACCEPTABLE!
My estate has a lot of old folks who are the most vulnerable and needed extra security. I urged the public for awareness to voice out on a better security systems that needs to be done for us.
- As per my understanding from the residents, the request to install a CCTV at the lift lobby or car park area was declined due to the costs of maintaining them. We are all tax payers and I guess the least I should expect from a country is security.
- The lift door should be upgraded with clear glass so that one can be seen from inside in the case of emergency.
- Although the neighborhood police post, Cantonment/ Jalan Bukit Merah is so near my flat, I do not see any policeman patrolling this area. Why is this so???
These are the minimum a country with well known standards should provide-SECURITY. And I really hope something can be done to the estate before other severe CRIME happens AGAIN! I seriously doubt the security in this area is very well taken care of! We expect to have a safe living environment our country.
JL
...what to do, dishonorable people just bring in as many foreigners as possible in order to lower Singaporean wages and benefit the rich...
Otherwise, Singaporeans would be paid fairly given the high costs of living, instead of the peanuts (not NKF diamond peanuts) they get.
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- As per my understanding from the residents, the request to install a CCTV at the lift lobby or car park area was declined due to the costs of maintaining them. We are all tax payers and I guess the least I should expect from a country is security.
- The lift door should be upgraded with clear glass so that one can be seen from inside in the case of emergency.
- Although the neighborhood police post, Cantonment/ Jalan Bukit Merah is so near my flat, I do not see any policeman patrolling this area. Why is this so??
just curious..
does it means clear glass, will not have crimes?
will CCTV deter crimes? to me, it will not prevent, but just makes finding the culprit easiler but then if they are foreigners, it may be a bit harder.
same, in bishan, there is a police post but they are not open @ night, if any problem you are supposed to rush there and use the red phone..
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the only time i saw policman walking out of their police station is when they want to go buy food.
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Originally posted by Cowbaycowboo:
......so we finally know the real reason??...that they were overwork'ed....did they mentioned underpaid??.......and thus the more we should empathised with our Home team for losing MKS, the court escape & the passport foul up......poor sods...these Home Team chaps
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<!-- Story With Image End --> <!-- CONTENT : start -->By Teh Joo Lin & Arlina Arshad
A BAG left on an MRT station platform used to be something train station staff would be saddled with as part of their 'lost and found' service.
That was before 9/11.
Today, the police can be called in, the area cordoned off and, if need be, bomb-disposal experts summoned as well.
'It's a totally different ball game,' said Station Inspector Nazri Abdul Karim from the Bukit Panjang Neighbourhood Police Centre.
All angles have to be considered, without much extra time or resources.
And it is taking its toll on the men in blue.
'While difficult to quantify, the psychological and physical fatigue within the usual working hours is palpable', a police spokesman told The Straits Times.
A large part of the added strain on the force comes from the series of manpower-sapping security deployments they are called upon to provide when Singapore plays host to mega events, like last week's Asean Ministerial Meeting, which tied up some 2,000 officers for eight days, with security round the clock.
Although the demands on the force have gone up, the numbers have not.
There were 12,516 full-time officers in service last year, a slight drop compared to the 13,377 in 2004.
But over the years, Singapore's population has swelled.
The resident population hit 4.68 million last year as the number of foreigners here crossed the one-million mark for the first time.
Their arrival and their language and cultural differences add another layer to the complexity of the job of policing.
To help ease the load, the force turns to its pool of national servicemen and volunteers.
During the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings in 2006, about 5,000 police reservists were recalled for an additional two weeks. The police also roped in about 700 voluntary special constabulary officers and 600 auxiliary police officers (APOs).
Duties have also been outsourced to private security agencies such as Certis Cisco and Aetos. Both companies reported higher demand for their services, resulting in Certis Cisco's APO force growing 41 per cent over the past seven years to reach over 3,600 officers.
At Aetos, the headcount has doubled to 2,500 men today compared to 2004, when it was formed.
However, not all police duties can be outsourced, said the Tanglin Police Division's Deputy Superintendent Poon Ngee, who added that the private security forces also had to be supervised by the police.
For some crowd-control duties, where the threat of a riot is possible, officers from the Special Operations Command, whose unique training cannot be replaced, are called in.
SI Nazri, an 18-year veteran, said that his workload had 'been increasing gradually' and he now puts in an extra two to four hours for every 12-hour shift.
'Every morning I leave home and, more often than not, it's a late night and my children are already asleep. They have asked me why I've to work on my day off,' he said.
Despite the stretched resources, Singapore's police force, with a lower officer-to-population ratio than Hong Kong and New York, manages to keep crime rates here lower than in those cities.
If that record is to stay intact, Dr Teo Ho Pin, chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committee on Law and Home Affairs believes the police force has to be expanded.
He said: 'I think we should increase by 20 to 30 per cent the existing workforce, coupled with the use of technology, to prepare for future security threats.'
quoted from http://www.sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/325729.
even HongKong where officers perform beat patrol, snatch theft and neighbourhood crimes are common
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you should complain to other authorities. here does not have impact, does it?
i agree that there are many senior citizens at Jalan Bukit Merah. Its irresponsible for the authorized body not to do anything to improve the situation.