The crime wave and the fear of crime in Ipoh as elsewhere in the country – escalating and not tapering off, as illustrated by the following report:
NST Online 2007/07/24 Teenager at clinic robbed and raped By : P. Chandra Sagaran IPOH: She was sick and went to a clinic at 2am. There, she was kidnapped by two parang-wielding men who took her on a terror ride and then raped her. The teenager was later abandoned in Tanjung Malim, about 140km away. City police chief ACP Jalaludin Ibrahim said the girl had gone to the clinic in Ipoh Garden on Saturday with a friend. While waiting to be treated, two men entered the clinic and held up the two friends and a nurse, robbing the clinic of RM1,900 and the women of two handphones. “The men then grabbed the victim and pushed her into a BMW 3 series car parked outside the clinic. “The girl was taken on a terror ride before being raped. She was abandoned at 6.30am in Tanjung Malim,” said Jala- ludin. She later sought help from passers-by and lodged a report. She was sent to the Tanjung Malim Hospital for a medical examination. Jalaludin yesterday released the photofits of two men in their 20s whom they believe can assist in investigations.