Kampung Cempaka’s patrol team helps monitor crime rate

The nightly patrols, usually ranging between six to 10 strong, go round Kampung Cempaka from 4am onwards on motorbikes equipped with bamboo sticks for self-defence, hi-visibility vests and walkie-talkies for quick information sharing.

FED-up with the spate of crime in their new village, some Kampung Cempaka residents decided to form their own patrol team to help combat the long-standing problem.

Backed by the villageSecurity and Development Committee (JKKK), about 10 of them, armed with bamboo batons and walkie-talkies, go around the village in the wee hours of the morning.