New police beat base in Jalan Wong Ah Fook
ROUND-THE-CLOCK: The bustling area will have two policemen on duty on a 24-hour rotation
A NEW police beat base in Jalan Wong Ah Fook, built by Johor Bahru City Square, was opened recently.
Johor Bahru City Square general manager Catherina Quek said the beat base is a collaborative effort between the mall, Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA), the Johor Baru City Council (MBJB) and the police.
Quek, who is also the mall's chief financial officer, said the air-conditioned base is a permanent structure built courtesy of the mall which cost about RM80,000.
"We were informed that there will be two policemen stationed at the base on a 24-hour rotation.
"This is on top of the auxiliary police and in-house guards working at the mall," she said.
She said the traffic on Jalan Wong Ah Fook is heavy as it is a bustling area in the town centre.
"I hope the police beat base will improve the image of Johor Baru in terms of safety and security," she said, adding that it will make the public feel safer as it projected the presence of police.
Quek said the mall is now bigger, with 51,096 sq m of rent area after refurbishment work was carried out about one-and-a-half years ago.
"Previously, the mall had only 38,740 sq m of space for rent," she said.
Meanwhile, Johor Baru (South) police chief Assistant Commisioner Zainuddin Yaacob said two officers from the Johor Central police station will be stationed at the police beat base.
"The police motorcycle unit called Ninja Squad will also be patrolling the area in addition to places like Larkin, Kampung Melayu Majidee, Taman Pelangi and the city centre," he said.
He said the temporary police beat base was located opposite the new one, which was about 30m away.
"The previous police beat base was built courtesy of the MBJB while IRDA played a role by providing auxiliary police to the mall," he said.
He said the temporary beat base will be shifted to Taman Daya which had been identified as a location in need of a police beat base.
Assistant Commisioner Zainuddin Yaacob (third, left) and Catherina Quek at the launch of the new police beat base.
~News courtesy of New Straits Times~
ROUND-THE-CLOCK: The bustling area will have two policemen on duty on a 24-hour rotation
A NEW police beat base in Jalan Wong Ah Fook, built by Johor Bahru City Square, was opened recently.
Johor Bahru City Square general manager Catherina Quek said the beat base is a collaborative effort between the mall, Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA), the Johor Baru City Council (MBJB) and the police.
Quek, who is also the mall's chief financial officer, said the air-conditioned base is a permanent structure built courtesy of the mall which cost about RM80,000.
"We were informed that there will be two policemen stationed at the base on a 24-hour rotation.
"This is on top of the auxiliary police and in-house guards working at the mall," she said.
She said the traffic on Jalan Wong Ah Fook is heavy as it is a bustling area in the town centre.
"I hope the police beat base will improve the image of Johor Baru in terms of safety and security," she said, adding that it will make the public feel safer as it projected the presence of police.
Quek said the mall is now bigger, with 51,096 sq m of rent area after refurbishment work was carried out about one-and-a-half years ago.
"Previously, the mall had only 38,740 sq m of space for rent," she said.
Meanwhile, Johor Baru (South) police chief Assistant Commisioner Zainuddin Yaacob said two officers from the Johor Central police station will be stationed at the police beat base.
"The police motorcycle unit called Ninja Squad will also be patrolling the area in addition to places like Larkin, Kampung Melayu Majidee, Taman Pelangi and the city centre," he said.
He said the temporary police beat base was located opposite the new one, which was about 30m away.
"The previous police beat base was built courtesy of the MBJB while IRDA played a role by providing auxiliary police to the mall," he said.
He said the temporary beat base will be shifted to Taman Daya which had been identified as a location in need of a police beat base.
Assistant Commisioner Zainuddin Yaacob (third, left) and Catherina Quek at the launch of the new police beat base.
~News courtesy of New Straits Times~
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