 Could be misused: A police officer’s shirt — like the ones that were stolen from a laundry shop in Section U5 in Shah Alam.
SUBANG JAYA: Some 30 police shirts, many stitched with the names of high-ranking officers, have been stolen from a laundry shop here.
Police who are investigating the theft, fear that the apparel could end up being used for ill intent. They have warned the public to be wary of men posing as police officers.
The shirts, while not official police uniforms, still feature the forces’ insignia and is grey and black in colour.
Rohana Muhd Bakri, the owner of the laundry shop along Jalan Musytari Am in Section U5, said police were her regular customers and sent about 30 “corporate shirts” for washing this month.
“We never displayed the uniforms in our shop and kept them in a bag.
“On Feb 8, my worker came to open the shop in the morning and found that our door had been pried open. Nothing was taken, just the bag with the police shirts.
“I know how the shirts could be misused so I lodged a report right away,” she told The Star.
Rohana said the bag contained shirts and jackets with the first names of high-ranking police officers from Bukit Aman, and the Subang Jaya, Kajang and Shah Alam police headquarters, stitched on them.
Sungai Buloh OCPD Supt Junaidi Bujang said the suspects might use the shirts to impersonate police officers to commit crime.
While the shirts were not official police garb, he said it was possible for the public to mistake imposters as officers if they wore them. The shirts are often used by officers during community programmes.
“I would advise people to always ask officers who approach them to verify their identity with their police ID card. We all have them.
“All police officers must show you their card if you ask for it.
“If they do not produce their identification, you have no obligation to oblige them. Lodge a report if that happens,” he said, adding that fingerprints were obtained at the scene and that officers were working on identifying the suspects.
The case is being investigated under Section 457 of the Penal Code for housebreaking.
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/02/17/30-police-shirts-stolen-from-laundrette-Cops-fear-apparel-could-be-misused-by-criminals/
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Post time 17-2-2015 10:21 AM
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