Dear All
My wife was robbed Wed morning 06:50am 16th Sept 09 right outside my home
When she came out of my compound (auto gate), 4 men in police uniform (three with yellow vests with the word POLIS arrived in a PROTON WIRA.
One 'officer' knocked on the driver's window and asked for her license.
Not suspecting anything, she opened the window.
Suddenly the officer grabbed my wife's neck while another 'officer' grabbed the car key. Another tried to open the back passenger door behind the driver, but it was locked.
Instinctively, my wife tried to open the door to get out...There was a struggle and my wife managed to get out of the car..
The officer who tried to open the back passenger door tried to grab my wife and push her into the Proton Wira. My wife put up a strong struggle and was punched. When she fell, she was kicked (which we later found, broke one of her ribs).
What happened above is not important - what is important is that I wish you all to consider some safety steps to be taken.
What is lost is replaceable BUT the TRAUMA is terrible....
Ladies please be alert and exercise more care. For men please tell your wife / girlfriends / mums etc.
- Not all uniformed police are police
- most newer cars have auto buttons (for driver and front passenger windows).
That is when you press the button, it automatically opens the window completely.
This gives the attacker room/space to extend his hand in and grab you by the neck.
If you have such windows (manual hand lever is safer now), start learning/practice how to control the window to open the gap you required.
Open enough to let out the license or to speak. Don't open too much. Think about it - safety is more important.
- lock all doors immediately after you get into the car
- if you have to stop for police inspection, always stop such that nothing is blocking your front - in case you need to escape by driving forward
- do not change your gear to PARK / FREE until you are sure it is really the police
- If possible park in your yard by reversing in - this will give you a better frontal view when you come out of the house
Friends if you have any other tips, it is very much welcomed.
We were told by the inspector that this is a new trend of using police uniforms is very serious.. It is causing a lot of embarrassment to the police force now.
My wife was robbed Wed morning 06:50am 16th Sept 09 right outside my home
When she came out of my compound (auto gate), 4 men in police uniform (three with yellow vests with the word POLIS arrived in a PROTON WIRA.
One 'officer' knocked on the driver's window and asked for her license.
Not suspecting anything, she opened the window.
Suddenly the officer grabbed my wife's neck while another 'officer' grabbed the car key. Another tried to open the back passenger door behind the driver, but it was locked.
Instinctively, my wife tried to open the door to get out...There was a struggle and my wife managed to get out of the car..
The officer who tried to open the back passenger door tried to grab my wife and push her into the Proton Wira. My wife put up a strong struggle and was punched. When she fell, she was kicked (which we later found, broke one of her ribs).
What happened above is not important - what is important is that I wish you all to consider some safety steps to be taken.
What is lost is replaceable BUT the TRAUMA is terrible....
Ladies please be alert and exercise more care. For men please tell your wife / girlfriends / mums etc.
- Not all uniformed police are police
- most newer cars have auto buttons (for driver and front passenger windows).
That is when you press the button, it automatically opens the window completely.
This gives the attacker room/space to extend his hand in and grab you by the neck.
If you have such windows (manual hand lever is safer now), start learning/practice how to control the window to open the gap you required.
Open enough to let out the license or to speak. Don't open too much. Think about it - safety is more important.
- lock all doors immediately after you get into the car
- if you have to stop for police inspection, always stop such that nothing is blocking your front - in case you need to escape by driving forward
- do not change your gear to PARK / FREE until you are sure it is really the police
- If possible park in your yard by reversing in - this will give you a better frontal view when you come out of the house
Friends if you have any other tips, it is very much welcomed.
We were told by the inspector that this is a new trend of using police uniforms is very serious.. It is causing a lot of embarrassment to the police force now.
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