The Section 17 residents' close relationship with the police has helped reduce crime in the neighbourhood. Photos: The Star/M. Azhar Arif
It was close to 10pm when the Section 17 residents’ community group’s WhatsApp line started buzzing furiously one recent evening.
A resident in the Petaling Jaya suburb had noticed three men suspiciously circling around her house. So, she alerted the group, attaching image captures from the surveillance (CCTV) camera in her compound.
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