Joe "Lone Ranger" Singh

Meet Joe "Lone Ranger" Singh, controversial hero and resident of SS14 in Subang Jaya. Excerpted from The Star, 26 August 2006 ...

"It’s all in a day’s work for businessman Joe Mahinder Singh, 49, who claims he has conducted 19 citizen’s arrests on would-be snatch thieves and house burglars and recovered seven stolen motorbikes and one car.

For me, the tagline “Crime is a disease. Meet the cure” from that Sylvester Stallone movie, Cobra, comes to mind. Some residents of Subang Jaya have called him a hero. Others think he is a Rambo vigilante."

Meet also another hero, an unsung one, from USJ, known by his moniker of Orchipalar aka OrChiPD, in usjdotcomdotmy. Orchipalar, a prime-mover of SJ Alert, goes around with his 4-wheel drive and has contributed his fair share in assisting the police in preventing crime. Read about his initiatives here, here and here.

While Joe has so far received two letters of commendation from the police and is expecting a national award or a datukship, I hope my good friend will get his recognition without having to ask or arm twist for it.