Unsafe Situation

Snatch theft in Malaysia is in the increasing rate lately. It happens all the time all around the places. It happens just in a blink of our eyes, it can be 10 seconds or 30 seconds, depending on the situation.The snatch thief might sits in the car, grabbing a lady's handbag from the car's window, dragging the lady and her handbag along until the victim gives up! and they sped off in a hurry.
Another technique is where the man accused the woman of hitting his vehicle and demanded for reimbursement. The woman will be forced to stop at nearby to settle the case. Here, the snatch thieves can easily take action of grabbing the woman's possession. Sometimes, the victim might successfully give chase on them. However, if the luck is not on our side, we might be facing life danger. For example, the case of Jamilah Selamat, who is a pregnant woman, was killed when her bag was snatched while she was riding on her motorcycle. Due to the killing of 2 lives under the snatch crime, the suspect will be be charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries the death penalty.


Besides the proper precautions can be taken into action, police officers do play an important role in curbing the crimes. Johor police have formed a special squad, known as Ninja Squad by the public in order to reduce the cases of roadside robberies in the city. It is called as Ninja as the police equipped with KAwasaki KLX250 scrambler motorcycles, patrol the streets wearing full-faced helmets, jeans and boots. The special unit has trained in the deep jungle before in order to let them adapt to their new high-powered motorcycles. We, as a Malaysian do hope that the "Ninja" can really help us in tackling the snatch theft crimes, letting the prosecutor suspects face the justice of law.

In addition to the patrol of the police, installation of security alarm in strategic location in the middle of walkways can also be used by public in any snatch cases. The public will just have to press on the alarm, alerting the police officers nearby.

On top of that, installation of closed circuit television (CCTV) by ensuring the CCTV operational runs effectively can also be used in order to prevent the snatch crimes. For example, the intallation of CCTV cameras in the specific area of Putrajaya enable the cityconstantly under the watchful eye of the vigilant police officers to detect criminals apart form monitoring traffic.

After all, women must be alert for their own expensive stuffs especially handbag. Proper way of taking care is important. Try not to bring along the handbag which can lure the attention of others, in addition, remember not to sling your handbag on your shoulder while walking on the busy roads, as you might be the next target for the snatch thieves!