Inept security guard stood by as victim left to nab pickpocket in Malaysia

A pickpocket got what he deserved after he was caught by his victim and pinned to the floor at a mall in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.....Read more .....

Police to conduct hourly patrols throughout the day at ATM locations

KUALA LUMPUR: The police will conduct round-the-clock hourly patrols nationwide to prevent break-ins at automated teller machines (ATM).

National Key Results Area (NKRA)chairman Datuk Wira Ayub Yaakob (pix)said motorbike and car patrol units will carry out the patrols and report to the district control rooms on an hourly basis immediately.

Speaking at the launch of Ops Tawan Bukit Aman at the KLCC shopping mall, he said the patrol units would be fully accountable for any robberies or break-ins during their shifts.    Read more ...........

Snatch thief strikes in women’s toilet - Nation | The Star Online

PETALING JAYA: Another woman was almost a victim of a crime in a shopping mall when she nearly had her bag snatched inside the toilet.

College student Sylvia Chew wrote on her Facebook page recently that she was in a toilet cubicle and placed her handbag on the ledge on top of the toilet cistern when she saw an arm snake in from the next cubicle and grab her bag.

She had noticed a man in his early 30s lingering in front of the washroom in Sunway Pyramid at about 5.35pm on Monday.

Chew said she screamed when he snatched her bag and ran out to chase him.  Read more ........ 

Website to rate car park safety

KUALA LUMPUR: A local women's media channel, VenusBuzz.com, is urging Malaysians to start rating the safety of car parks in selected shopping malls around the Klang Valley in efforts of heightening awareness on crime "hotspots" specifically targeting single women drivers.

The VenusBuzz CARing Project is an initiative by online women's media channel VenusBuzz.com.

It was initiated last year after realising that not much was being done to make public spaces safe for women since  incidences such as the murder of Canny Ong in 2003.

Last week, a girl was kidnapped from the parking lot of The Curve but managed to escape without harm.  

Actress Lina Teoh was harassed on the road and had her car attacked by men on motorcycles.  Read more .... 

Atria

The Atria Shopping Centre, one of Petaling Jaya's oldest shopping malls and landmark of Damansara Jaya has shut down and is enclosed by zinc sheets.

OSK Property Holdings Bhd plans to replace the mall with a RM1 billion development that will comprise a 5-storey retail podium beneath two 16-storey office towers.

The group plans to retain the neighbourhood mall concept and have a lot more F&B outlets. The retail podium will have a roof garden with water features.

It will take about 6 months to complete the demolition of the old building.

The retail podium is expected to be completed by end 2013 while the towers will be completed by end 2014 or early 2015.