Love is no crime: Malaysia police to host weddings

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Talk about shotgun weddings. Malaysian couples are being invited to hold their weddings at a district police headquarters in a bid by authorities to boost ties with the public and avoid being idle in a community where crime is rare, an official said Thursday. Officers will provide security for outdoor ceremonies at the police station in Chamek district in southern Johor state, and their wives might even help prepare food for a wedding feast, said Mohamad Fauzi Arshad, a police official. "We want to cement the relationship" with the public, Mohamad Fauzi said, adding that officials will also help organize community tea parties and other gatherings at the police station. Authorities have time to focus on public relations because the only crime reported in the district of 6,000 people so far this year was a house break-in, Mohamad Fauzi said. — AP