Attention, KL-ites! You can now lodge police reports for non-criminal cases online instead of at a physical police station!
There is now an Online Police Reporting System available for Malaysians aged 18 and above living in Kuala Lumpur. The online system is for Malaysians to make police reports online instead of going to a police station to do so, according to The Star.
The website allows citizens to make non-criminal related police reports online, which includes lost (i.e., not stolen) identity cards (IC), driving licence, passport, credit or ATM cards, lost hand phone, laptop, missing road tax, and even runaway maids according to KL City police chief Comm Datuk Amar Singh.
Looking at the website, the steps to make a police report appear to be pretty straightforward. Here’s how you can file an online police report:
- Enter the identity details of the complainant
- Key in the time and location of the incident
- Write an explanation of the incident
- Report confirmation will be sent to Royal Malaysia Police
- Print the police report and Certificate 90A.
The printed report can be taken to any agency to get new documents.
Yup! In just five simple steps, you can get your police report done without the hassle of waiting in long queues! How convenient is that?
Source: The Star
Datuk Amar Singh also stated the need for an online reporting system for non-criminal cases, saying that about 80 to 90 per cent of these cases were reported in the city between 2015 and 2016.
According to Awani News, the police chief stated that last year, KL police received 365,024 reports but 312,203 of those reports were not investigated because they were non-criminal cases.
“As of April this year, 168,274 reports have been lodged but 150,762 of that have not been investigated because they did not involve criminal elements.”
Source: The Star
Therefore, it would make sense to implement the e-reporting system to make the process more efficient. According to the police chief, the online reporting system was initially a pilot project at the Taman Tun Dr Ismail police station.
“There was positive response, so we decided to expand it to the whole contingent in Kuala Lumpur.”
“Perhaps in the future, it will be open for the whole country.”
We’ve got to hand it to KL’s police for implementing this great new system!
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