ARAU: Police have increased patrols and monitoring in flood-hit areas to ensure homes of victims who have moved to temporary evacuation centres are not broken into.
Arau district police chief Supt Ahmad Mohsin Md Rodi said police will conduct additional patrols periodically in addition to regular motorised patrols.
"We will carry out patrolling using information related to the house address and phone numbers for monitoring," he told reporters here on Thursday (Sept 19).
Earlier, he conducted a survey at the centre in Sekolah Kebangsaan Kubang Gajah and flood-affected areas in the Arau district.
Ahmad Mohsin said police also advised flood victims to not leave valuables in their homes when moving out to evacuation centres.
He added that over the past few years, there had been no reports or incidents of looting or housebreaking crimes during floods in the Arau district. – Bernama
