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RM500 will buy you a complete policeman’s uniform plus accessories…
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25 January 2015
Harian Metro(Tengah) Lelaki ditahan polis kerana jual pakaian seragam polis tanpa lesen di Shah Alam http://bit.ly/23noaVJ Pix Polis
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22 January 2016
malaysiakini.com @malaysiakini
Cops nab Pakistani selling M’sian police uniform and badges
Police arrested a Pakistani man and seized police uniforms worth RM4,300 in a tailor shop in Pekan Manjung, Lumut yesterday.
Manjung district police chief, ACP Tengku Mohd Zailan Tengku Ahmad Shah said the suspect, aged 34, who worked in a tailor shop which sewed uniforms for the security forces, was detained about 3.30pm during an inspection of the business premises.
“The suspect was found selling police gear and badges without a permit or valid licence for the past eight months.
“Among the items seized are 34 DSP and 33 ASP insignia as well as integrity badges and all other police badges,” he told a media conference in Lumut today.
https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/327971
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20 January 2016
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Star
So easy to gear up as a cop
So easy to gear up as a cop. Here’s how http://fw.to/qPtJzRO
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PETALING JAYA: It doesn’t cost too much to pass off as a police outrider. Nor is it too difficult to dress up and pose as a cop.
If you have a white Honda CBX 750 or a Honda VFR 800 or Honda ST 1300 – what the men in blue use – then you’re just about RM2,000 away from looking like one.
The sum can cover everything from police outrider jackets, helmets, riding boots, sirens and blue beacon to strobe lights for the motorcycle.
Other accessories such as vests and batons are surprisingly easy to source from uniform and tailor shops.
Two bogus traffic policemen presumably outfitted themselves in this way when they posed as outriders escorting a “VIP convoy” of vehicles two weeks ago.
The duo were blaring sirens and flashing their strobe lights to cut their way through the rush hour traffic in Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, when real policemen stopped and arrested them.
Several shops visited by The Star here and in Kuala Lumpur revealed that walk-in customers did not even need to produce police ID to buy apparel and paraphernalia thought to be exclusive to the police force.
The checks also revealed that there were dealers happy to take orders for strobe lights.
The ease of buying police uniforms and equipment has raised concerns over the possibilities for abuse.
If in doubt over a policeman, Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Tajuddin Md Isa advises the public to ask for his authority card.
“Everyone has the right to ask a policeman to show his authority card. Call us immediately if you don’t get it,” he said.
He said if a policeman refuses to produce his authority card, the public should note his badge number, name or vehicle licence plate number and contact a police station.
Bukit Aman is also calling for new legislation to ban the sale of strobe lights to civilians.
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Star
20 January 2016
Going shopping to be a ‘cop’
PETALING JAYA
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I was assigned to go on a shopping spree to see exactly how easy it was to purchase items supposedly exclusive to the police force.
Dressed in just a pair of black aviators, plain black T-Shirt and a pair of jeans, I was greeted with a “Ya tuan, mau cari apa?” (Yes sir, what are you looking for?) by a foreigner manning a uniform shop in Pekan Sungai Besi, an area popular with police, the armed forces and other uniformed enforcement agencies.
A police uniform cost RM150, the three-stripe Sergeant insignia was RM20, an Inspector peak cap RM120, a police leather belt RM50, a service ribbon RM20 and a police reflective vest RM50.
The storekeeper packed everything without a single question and even told me to come again.
I went to another shop two streets away to place an order for a Superintendent uniform. After the tailor, who was also a foreigner, recorded my measurements, I was told to write down my name, police ID number and the station I was based at.
When I told him I was not a cop, he was shocked and told me that he was only allowed to make uniforms for those who show their police ID.
“Tak boleh jual abang. Nanti bos saya marah. You pi tengok kedai lain (I can’t sell it to you. My boss will scold me. Go see other shops),” he said.
20 January 2016
No police card, no deal in George Town
GEORGE TOWN: It’s practically impossible to buy police equipment from shops selling the items here – even if you claim to be a police volunteer reserve (PVR) member.
A man claiming to be a PVR member was seen trying to buy a pair of handcuffs at a police accessories shop in Komtar but was not allowed to do so because he had no authority card.
He tried to convince the shopkeeper by saying he had an official policeman’s notepad but shopkeeper Mazali Mansor was having none of it. He refused to sell the RM98.50 handcuffs unless the man produced his police authority card or appointment certificate.
The man, who left the shop empty-handed, was spotted during a check on such shops on the island yesterday.
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The Star checked on three shops here yesterday and tried to buy uniforms and accessories but all refused to sell items unless the police authority card was shown. There are four registered shops selling the items on the island.
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2016/01/20/no-police-card-no-deal-in-george-town/
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Reporter goes undercover — and discovers that he can be a ‘cop’ in Malaysia for $164 http://goo.gl/MyCHme
Picture posed by model.
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