MCPF Timur Laut DLC led by its DLC Chairman JM Tan paid a courtesy visit to the office of OCPD Timur Laut YDH ACP Soffian bin Santong at IPD Timur Laut Main Meeting Room on 17^th January 2020. The official Letter of Appointment from MCPF Penang Chairman Y.Bhg. Dato’ Seri Syed Jaafar Syed Ali to YDH ACP Soffian bin Santong as the MCPF Timur Laut DLC Advisor was handed over by JM Tan to ACP Soffian bin Santong. Also in attendance from RMP Timur Laut District were YDH Saravanan a/l Velu, Deputy OCPD Timur Laut and ASP Donny John Jubang who represented DSP Chee Yin Kein (Ketua Bahagian PJKK IPD Timur Laut cum MCPF Timur Laut DLC Vice-Chairman (I). MCPF TL DLC attendees included Felix Chuah Gim Chuan (Vice-Chairman [II]), Ronald Cecil Aeria (Secretary), Kathiraveloo Thangiah (Treasurer), Dato’ Mohd Nashir Ya (Member), SM Veera (Member) and Teoh Kheng Tatt (Member). Representing DLC Member Fadzil bin Sadikin from Pejabat Pendidikan Daerah Timur Laut was Encik Saffi bin Abdul Hafiz. JM Tan shared the Performance Report Card for 2019 for TL DLC and proposed plans for 2020 encompassing Quarterly DLC Meetings; a minimum of 1 school program per month; working with PDRM TL Resident Associations, MBKK on Crime Prevention awareness (where appropriate with ADUNs and Councilors; collaborating with RMP Timur Laut on crime prevention programs (with Timur Laut Ketua Balai Polis / OCs); and Community Policing. In his advisory / address, ACP Soffian bin Santong shared his views on current situation with regards to school bullying / gangsterism, school truancy, more effective sharing on Drug issues and making short school programs more effective by having students being involved in presenting / addressing fellow students. Dato’ Nashir Ya highlighted that for Primary school students, the biggest influence is their parents (other than school teachers / principals). Current schools identified as having ‘active’ Kelab Pencegahan Jenayah should become ‘role models’. Follow-up gauging of the effectiveness of our school programs can be done with simple after program dialogues with the teachers / principals concerned.