The next time you are at the Sunway Carnival Mall, Seberang Jaya, look out for the cool self-balancing scooters on patrol at the popular mall.
To our knowledge, they are the only mall to utilize such scooters in Penang or even in the Northern Region.
The chic looking and nippy scooters are often seen being used by mall’s personnel to move around the huge mall area.
They are mainly used by the mall’s security team and auxiliary police personnel.
This is in line with the management’s efforts to upkeep the safety of shoppers and the community in general as it is an important aspect that Sunway Carnival Mall holds in high regard.
In addition to security officers, Sunway Carnival Mall regularly identifies security personnel for further training to upgrade their status to Auxiliary Police.
Auxiliary Police are common law enforcers whose duties include security patrolling, crowd control and preventing crime through early detection.
These forces are mandated to make arrests when necessary as well as to perform stop and search.
Sunway Carnival Mall’s main aim in investing in the Police Auxiliary is to strengthen crime prevention efforts within Sunway Carnival Mall.
For efficiency, the security team in Sunway Carnival Mall patrol on the self-balancing scooters to improve the security’s response time, provide wider coverage, as well as stronger visibility.
With a strong presence in the mall, they extend their service to assisting shoppers on their queries while maintaining the overall harmony around the mall premises.