Application to combat crime, help needy launched

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Community Policing (CP) launched its “CP Kejar” smart phone application in an effort to fight crime and assist the needy.

Community Policing Malaysia founder and president Kuan Chee Heng said CP Kejar was first developed last year and became fully operational this year.

It has about 5,000 members from all over the Peninsula.

Kuan, known for his community welfare activities, said apart from being used for the prevention of minor and street crimes, the app which is free to be downloaded via internet, allows the public to inform the location of the people who need help through a global positioning system (GPS).

“Our volunteers closest to within a five-kilometre distance from the scene will come to aid those in need.

“The user of the app can also view the movement of our volunteers through their handphone, which is similar to the Uber and Grabcar application systems.”

Kuan said the first “CP Kejar” volunteers who arrive at the scene will then be rewarded with bonus points by the application operators with the points later converting into goods or food vouchers as their recognition for their efforts.

“This effort would not overlap or indirectly reduce the dependency on the police, especially to prevent crime from happening.

“We target CP Kejar to have 500,000 members nationwide by the end of this year. This app can be downloaded through android Play Store from now on, while iOS starts next month.”

Meanwhile, Crime Prevention Awareness President Datuk Seri Dr Saharuddin Awang Yahya said the effort could reduce the crime index drastically if more volunteers were to get involved in helping to fight crime. – by Ashwin Kumar