DINING-IN WITH PRIME MINISTER LEE HSIEN LOONG VOLUME 40 NO. 12 COPS enters its fifth phase Two German men arrested for vandalising SMRT train 02 POLICE LIFE POLICE LIFE 0 3 CONTENTS DINING-IN WITH PRIME MINISTER 03 06 07 Dining-In With Prime Minister The Deputy Commissioner’s NS is What You By Supt Tey Siew Choo Lee Hsien Loong Farewell Want It To Be LEE HSIEN LOONG Messcall The Singapore Police Force n 25 November 2014, Commissioner of Singapore Civil Defence Force, Casino Regulatory Police (CP) Ng Joo Hee hosted a Dining-In Authority and retired officers. The SPF Combined (SPF) was honoured to host held in honour of PM Lee. Before proceeding Band wowed the guests with a fabulous performance Oto mingle with the guests, PM Lee signed the SPOM after dinner. 08 10 the Prime Minister (PM), Visitors’ Book at the Ante Hall. He was also briefed In PM Lee’s speech before the commencement A Glimpse Tackling Gangsterism on the redevelopment plan which aims to preserve Into The STAR in Schools Mr Lee Hsien Loong at of the dinner, he paid tribute to the police the Senior Police Officers’ SPOM’s heritage. officers for their hard work. He reminded all to treasure and maintain the trust which the Among the 105 guests present were the Deputy Prime Mess (SPOM) for the first police force has built with the population as it Minister and Minister for Home Affairs (MHA) Mr Teo has played an important role in Singapore’s time in 2014. Chee Hean, Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs low crime rate. PM Lee also underlined the 11 12 13 Mr Tan Tee How, Senior Deputy Secretary for Home government’s commitment to invest in technology Conferment of Brunei Award Not Just Another Camp, Behind The Scenes Affairs Mr Khoo Boon Hui, Heads of Departments to increase policing efficiency in this present on Police Commissioner, But a Chance To Turn Over “Don’t Let These 5 Spoil from the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority, dynamic environment. Mr Ng Joo Hee a New Leaf Your Holidays” 14 15 COPS Enters Its Two German Men Fifth Phase Arrested for Vandalising SMRT Train FOREWORD COMMITTEE Note from the Team Editorial Advisor AC Melvin Yong Happy 2015 to all our Police Life readers! How did you usher in the new year? With close friends and family in private celebrations? Loudly Chief Editor DAC Tan Tin Wee with the masses in the various countdowns held all over Singapore? Or were you one of the diligent souls working to ensure everyone crossed Senior Editor Ms Leena Rajan safely into 2015? Editor I hope everyone had time to contemplate the past year. In this issue, Ms Tham Yee Lin we will cover some milestones that were over the year, from the rollout Journalists of COPS at eight more Neighbourhood Police Centres, to the farewell Ms Chew Si Lei Jinnie message from the ex-Deputy Commissioner of Police (Policy) T. Raja SC/Cpl Gabriel Chan Duen Yue SC Mok Wen Jie Kumar. 2015 will be an eventful one for the Singapore Police Force (SPF), from the change of leadership for the SPF, to the various Photographers SSgt Chee Yong Tat security operations amidst the SG50 celebrations. With so many SC/Cpl Gabriel Chan Duen Yue happenings, do stay tuned to Police Life, as we bring you the stories SC Mok Wen Jie from our officers and the Force, as we continue to uphold the SPF’s Design and Production SC Mok Wen Jie mission to prevent, deter and detect crime. Redbean De Pte Ltd Journalist Police Life Police Life is a publication of the Singapore Police Force. 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Our people, because there is this norm set, the victim’s cries for help, chased the man down, are genuinely honest and helpful. In fact some say detained him and handed him over to the Police. Singapore is one of the few places in the world where you can leave your bag to “chope” a seat at the hawker More recently, in the Raffles Place armed robbery and centre. I think as professionals in blue, you would not stabbing, two bystanders pinned down the attacker encourage this, but it shows a certain confidence in before the police came, and others helped the victim the environment. to stop his bleeding. So you succeed with the help of the public, but the help from the public does not This record of safety depends on having an take away from your achievement in fighting crime. It outstanding Home Team and Police Force, supported reflects the public’s trust in you, in your uniform, and by a population that trusts and cooperates with the Home Team. Operating in a system of law and order their confidence that you are on their side. that is effective, fair and just. While you have done well, you cannot afford to This is a remarkable and precious state of affairs. be complacent. This year has not been without If you look at the troubles in other countries, in US lapses for the Home Team. We have had several states – Cleveland, Ohio, a 12 year-old boy gets embarrassing cases of border security breaches, shot, there is going to be a lot of trouble. Ferguson, we have had some shortcomings exposed in the Missouri – a young man was shot, grand jury says Little India Riot, e.g. in communications capabilities, no case to answer. Today the place is in flames. sensor networks, force size, even though overall the cyber-crime, white-collar financial crimes, we have These are major challenges and the Home Team devices so you have data at your fingertips, or Black population and white policemen, the jury has riot was well handled. We will remedy all these flaws very sophisticated multinational money lending, has to gear up and be ready for them. Home Team information networks and C3I (Command Control nine white and three black members – they said the because we – both the government and the public – loansharking operations. agencies will have to work closely together as One Communications Intelligence) systems to help policemen had nothing to answer. Even in London, have high expectations of the Home Team and the Home Team, and cooperate with other agencies commanders allocate resources and make better Terrorism has become a serious concern, not just especially the non-white parts of London, relations Police Force. outside the Home Team in order to achieve your decisions. We are creating a Smart Nation, and the because of ISIS in the Middle East; it is a problem between the police and the residents are fraught. mission. Home Team must be fully into this too, benefitting High expectations because our safety and security is in our region in the countries next to us. We also Never mind the difficulties in the developing world from the network which we are building but also paramount, so when things don’t measure up, we will face non-traditional security problems, such as the We will support you to do this, we will give you the where you cannot always tell whether the police are spread of infectious diseases such as new forms best training, we will build you up in terms of force contributing to make this a Smart Nation. Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean tighten up, improve and put things right. We have to part of the solution or part of the problem. So we of flu or Ebola, which is a medical problem, and a size, capabilities, the equipment you need. So for Commissioner of Police Mr Ng Joo Hee do what is necessary, however awkward or painful it We will back you up, but we expect from you the must never take our achievement for granted, but public health problem, and can become a public example we are doubling the size of the Special may be. That is the responsibility of the commanders highest standards of integrity, commitment and Men and Women in Blue we must continuously strive to maintain and build on order problem very easily. Operations Command. and the responsibility of the political leaders. professionalism. You must uphold the values and I am very honoured to be invited to the Police Dining- what we have achieved. traditions that have made the Force into a national in and I am with you here at the dining-in for the first Within Singapore, you not only have to police We will increase the overall size of the force too, Overall, it is fair to say that we have an outstanding We have to take these lapses seriously, learn from among the local population, but also much more although it will not be easy to recruit more officers institution; you have to imbue these values in all time.