The administration of the Subang Jaya district police will be split into two.
Currently, Puchong Jaya, Seri Kembangan, Serdang, Subang Jaya, Sunway, Bukit Puchong, USJ and Putra Heights fall under the Subang Jaya district police’s purview.
Once the split is in force, Puchong, Seri Kembangan and Serdang would be under the new district police with its headquarters located in Bandar Kinrara 5, Puchong.
Kinrara MCA service centre chief Dr Kow Cheong Wei wants the new district police headquarters governing Puchong, Seri Kembangan and Serdang be named Puchong District Police rather than “Serdang” as it will be located in Bandar Kinrara 5, Puchong and not in Serdang.
“Puchong is more appropriate, as the district police headquarters (IPD) is located there.
“Imagine the possible confusion and frustrations when people have to look for the location of Serdang IPD, only to be told that it is in Puchong,” Kow, who is also Selangor MCA Youth chief, said.
He said he has brought the matter up to Deputy Home Minister Datuk Lee Chee Leong.
Kow is also appealing to Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan and Selangor police chief Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar to consider changing the name before announcing the split.
He added that he has submitted a proposal on the separation in 2009 judging by the rapid development in Puchong.
Subang Jaya IPD started its operations in early 2005 when the Petaling Jaya police administration was separated into two.
The previous Petaling Jaya Selatan area was placed under the Subang Jaya district police, with the addition of USJ 8 and Putra Heights, which fomerly came under the Shah Alam district police.
The current Subang Jaya IPD, located at Taman Putra Permai in Seri Kembangan, is headed by Subang Jaya OCPD ACP Zainal Rashid Abu Bakar.
Construction works for the new police headquarters in Puchong is still going on. The complex, located on a 2.05ha land, would comprise of an administration block and police living quarters.