e-Reporting system to lodge police reports online launched

City police on Sunday launched the e-reporting system to facilitate the public to make police reports online without having to go to the police station.

Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Amar Singh Ishar Singh, however, said it only allows people to lodge non-criminal related police reports online.

"Complaints that may be lodged are cases such as lost identity card, driving licence, passport, credit or ATM cards, lost mobile phone, laptop and missing road tax," he told reporters after launching the Kuala Lumpur Police E-Reporting System and Online Checks System (SSO) at a police with the media event, here, Sunday.

Complaints can also be made by employers about runaway maids.

He said through the system, the public can print a report and take it to any agency to get new documents.

"The printed report does not require confirmation, following an authentic police report number which will be on every report made and will also appear on the report," he said.

E-reporting system can be adopted only in the capital and restricted to Malaysian citizens aged 18 and above and can be accessed at locations that have Internet access.

Last year, Kuala Lumpur police received 365,024 reports, however, 312,203 reports were not investigated because there were no elements of crime involved, he said.

"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," he said.

Meanwhile, Amar Singh said that with the SSO system people can check on the status of police reports made nationwide including those with elements of crime, anytime via online.

-- BERNAMA