A woman exposes a cop for repeatedly texting her after a stop, prompting safety concerns
POLICE officers are meant to protect the public, but a woman on Threads has shared how she was left terrified by a cop’s behaviour after he stopped her for checks.
In a series of WhatsApp screenshots posted by @izzkay_, she revealed that she received messages from an unknown number asking whether she had reached home safely.
When she questioned the sender’s identity, the man known as Ridzuan replied, “It is me, the police just now.”
After blocking the number, she was stunned to receive messages again from a different number, with the man asking whether she was asleep and adding, “You blocked me right?”
He then insisted her to download the Malaysian police’s Volunteer Smartphone Patrol (VSP) app, which allows the public to lodge complaints. Ridzuan even offered to “help” her use the app if she didn’t know how.
The behaviour escalated when he asked if he could meet her immediately and attempted to call her, which she did not pick up.
Feeling uneasy and confused by the persistent contact, she turned to Threads to ask if this was normal behaviour from a police officer.
A user named Adam questioned why she had given her number in the first place. Many users defended her, saying that some officers refuse to let people go unless they share their contact details.
“I’ve experienced this before — I didn’t want to give my phone number when I got stopped. But he kept hovering. The more I refused, the more he wouldn’t let me go. So I gave it, he texted, and I blocked him straight away. Served him right!” @nrabh_ commented.
Another user, @16julymh, challenged Adam’s viewpoint, highlighting the safety concerns women face.
“If it happens to a man, fine. But what about a woman? If she doesn’t give it, she can’t leave. My girlfriend experienced it too. He said he wanted to ‘check something’, and in the end… well, you know how it goes.”
He advised the woman to make a small Touch ’n Go transaction to the officer’s number to reveal his full name and file a complaint through SiSPAA — the government’s Public Complaints Management System.
As more users urged her to make a police report, several women also shared similar encounters with police officers, raising concerns about women’s safety — even when the harassment comes from those meant to protect them.
