The Tanglin Police Division (or 'E' Division) is one of the seven land divisions 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; hum ...

. Tanglin Division oversees the safety and security of the central region in Singapore. The division's policing jurisdiction covers several areas which include residential estates, schools, hospitals, hotels, embassies, as well as iconic buildings such as the Istana and the Interpol Global Complex for Innovation. The division is also responsible for upholding law and order in popular retail and entertainment districts such as Orchard Road and Clarke Quay. The Tanglin Division Headquarters was formerly located at 17 Napier Road and the building was officially opened on 3 June 1981 by then Minister for Home Affairs, Mr Chua Sian Chin. As part of continual efforts to modernise the Force, Tanglin Division Headquarters was relocated on 6 May 2001 to its current premises at 21 Kampong Java Road.

History

Tanglin Division was headquartered at Orchard Police Station in the

Orchard Road Orchard Road, often known colloquially as simply Orchard, is a major -long road in the Central Area, Singapore, Central Area of Singapore. A famous tourist attraction, it is an upscale shopping area, with numerous internationally renowned de ...

area, before moving to Tanglin Police Station at 17 Napier Road, Singapore 258506 between Orchard Road and the

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in 1980. Tanglin Police Station was opened by the then

Minister for Home Affairs An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...

, Mr

Chua Sian Chin Chua Sian Chin ( zh, s=蔡善进, p=Cài Shànjìn; 26 November 1933 – 26 February 2014) was a Singaporean politician who held several ministerial portfolios of Health, Education and Home Affairs in the early era of Singapore. He was 34 years ...

, in June 1981. When the

Toa Payoh Police Division The Toa Payoh Police Division (or 'B' Division, Chinese language, Chinese: 大巴窑警区, Malay language, Malay: Divisyen Polis Toa Payoh) was a former police division of the Singapore Police Force, operating from 1977 to 1988. History First f ...

was closed in 1988, 'E' Division took over half its areas of control while Ang Mo Kio Police Division took over the rest. With the implementation of the NPC system in July 2001, the headquarters was moved to its present site at 21 Kampong Java Road, Singapore 228892 on 6 May 2001.

Establishments

* Tanglin Division HQ ** Bishan Neighbourhood Police Centre *** Bishan Neighbourhood Police Post *** Thomson Neighbourhood Police Post ** Bukit Timah Neighbourhood Police Centre *** River Valley Neighbourhood Police Post *** Kim Seng Neighbourhood Police Post ** Kampong Java Neighbourhood Police Centre *** Whitley Neighbourhood Police Post *** Moulmein Neighbourhood Police Post *** Cairnhill Neighbourhood Police Post *** Whampoa Extended Police Post ** Orchard Neighbourhood Police Centre ** Toa Payoh Neighbourhood Police Centre *** Boon Teck Neighbourhood Police Post *** Kim Keat Neighbourhood Police Post *** Potong Pasir Neighbourhood Police Post *** Aljunied Neighbourhood Police Post

References

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