The Central Police Division (or 'A' Division), is one of the seven land division of the
Singapore Police Force
The Singapore Police Force (SPF) is the national and principal Police, law enforcement agency responsible for the prevention of crime and law enforcement in the Republic of Singapore. It is the country's lead agency against organised crime; huma ...
. It was established in 1867 and is the longest-serving Police Division in Singapore. Amongst the seven land divisions covering all of Singapore's primary land mass, Central Division has the smallest operational area, covering just over 27 square kilometres and has a residential population of around 280,000.
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
The Ang Mo Kio Police Division (or 'F' Division) is one of the seven land divisions of the Singapore Police Force. It was first established in 1965. It was previously located in Paya Lebar. In 1987, the division HQ moved to its present location ...
and the remainder of 50% went to
Bedok Police Division
The Bedok Police Division (or 'G' Division) is one of the seven land division of the Singapore Police Force. Bedok Division covers approximately 114 square kilometres of the eastern sector of Singapore. The building became operational on 1 August ...
. 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. 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
The Ang Mo Kio Police Division (or 'F' Division) is one of the seven land divisions of the Singapore Police Force. It was first established in 1965. It was previously located in Paya Lebar. In 1987, the division HQ moved to its present location ...
and the remainder of 50% went to
Bedok Police Division
The Bedok Police Division (or 'G' Division) is one of the seven land division of the Singapore Police Force. Bedok Division covers approximately 114 square kilometres of the eastern sector of Singapore. The building became operational on 1 August ...
.
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
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
External links
Central Police Division
Places in Singapore
Police divisions in Singapore
Kallang
Downtown Core (Singapore)
Bukit Merah
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