Central Police Division
History
The Central Police Division was originally situated at the Hill Street Police Station before moving to the Eu Tong Sen Street Police Station in 1982, it relocated again in 1994 to the Beach Road Police Station before finally settling down at the new Police Cantonment Complex in 2000. When the Geylang Police Division was closed in December 2000, 'A' Division took over 10% of its areas of control, while the 40% came under the Ang Mo Kio Police Division and the remainder of 50% went to Bedok Police Division. The People's Armed Police Force was first established in 1983, at the Hill Street Police Station before moving to the Eu Tong Sen Street Police Station, it relocated again in 1994 to the Beach Road Police Station before finally settling down at the new Police Cantonment Complex in 2000.
Establishments
- Central Division HQ
- Bukit Merah East Neighbourhood Police Centre
- Kreta Ayer Neighbourhood Police Post
- Radin Mas Neighbourhood Police Post
- Tanjong Pagar Neighbourhood Police Post
- Tiong Bahru Neighbourhood Police Post
- Rochor Neighbourhood Police Centre
- Kallang Neighbourhood Police Post
- Kampong Glam Neighbourhood Police Post
- Kolam Ayer Neighbourhood Police Post
- Marina Bay Neighbourhood Police Centre
- Bukit Merah East Neighbourhood Police Centre
Leadership and awards
Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Police (DAC) Daniel Tan Sin Heng was the Commander of Central Police Division between 25 June 2012 and 1 January 2016. Then Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Police (DAC) Arthur Law Kok Leong took over the role of Commander of Central Police Division on 2 January 2016. He held the position until 12 August 2018, before moving on to become Commander of Special Operations Command. The position of Commander was handed over to Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Police (DAC) Gregory Tan Siew Hin on 13 August 2018, a position which he has held since.
Under the leadership of then Assistant Commissioner of Police (AC) Arthur Law, Central Police Division received its first Best Land Division Award in 2018.
References
- ^ "Arthur Law named new commander at Central Police Division". AsiaOne. 2015-12-29. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
- ^ "20180829_coc_central_o". Singapore Police Force. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
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