| Danial Norjidi |
TWO police stations – Berakas Police Station and Tutong Police Station – separately conducted Hari Raya Aidilfitri visits yesterday as part of the Neighbourhood Watch programme.
According to a press release, during the Hari Raya Aidilfitri festivities, personnel from Berakas Police Station led by the station’s Supervising Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police Muhd Nurfairuz Nazri bin Salleh, carried out visits to the residences of penghulus, acting penghulu and village heads of Mukim Berakas A and B.
Neighbourhood Watch members also took part to enliven the visits, including those of Kampong Jaya Setia/Jaya Bakti/Burung Pingai and Kampong Pancha Delima.
According to a press release, the aim of the visits was to present pamphlets regarding crime prevention steps to the penghulu, acting penghulu and village heads of Mukim Berakas ‘A’ and ‘B’. Other aims included to share information regarding incidents of crime that have been reported and also to provide a reminder regarding steps to prevent crime during Hari Raya.
Meanwhile, Tutong Police Station conducted a Hari Raya visit to the Village Head of Kampong Keriam and Acting Village Head of Kampong Bukit Panggal Haji Morsidi bin Haji Mahadi.
The visit was led by Sergeant Major 2150 Jaidin bin Abdullah as well as seven personnel from Tutong Police Station.
Among the primary focusses of the visit was to present a certificate of appreciation to former members of the Neighbourhood Watch of Kampong Keriam and also to forward the names of new candidates.
The press release added that approaches such as this will continue to be carried out to establish good cooperation between teams, particularly with penghulus, village heads and neighbourhood watch members.