- Ang Mo Kio Police Division
The Ang Mo Kio Police Division (or 'F' Division, Chinese: 红茂桥警区, Malay: Divisyen Polis Ang Mo Kio, Tamil: ஆங் மோ கியோ பிரிவு தலைமையகம்) is a
police division of theSingapore Police Force . With its headquarters at 51Ang Mo Kio Avenue 9 , it has eightNeighbourhood Police Centre s and eightNeighbourhood Police Post s under its jurisdiction. Although not the largest in size in terms of area, it handles the most number of residents (exceeding a million) compared to the other divisions, including those living inAng Mo Kio ,Hougang ,Punggol ,Seletar ,Sembawang ,Sengkang ,Serangoon , andYishun . Relatively uninhabited areas inSimpang and theCentral Catchment Area also come under the jurisdiction of 'F' Division.History
'F' Division was first formed in
1965 with its headquarters in the Paya Lebar Police Station atUpper Paya Lebar Road . Changing demographies and the rapid development of the suburbs resulted in the shifting of the divisional headquarters to its present location inAng Mo Kio in1987 . When theToa Payoh Police Division was closed in 1988, 'F' Division took over half its areas of control whileTanglin Police Division took over the rest.Also, when the
Geylang Police Division was closed in December 2000, 'F' Division took over 40% of its areas of control, while 50% came under theBedok Police Division and the remainder went toCentral Police Division . [cite book | last =Akbur | first =Peer M. | author-link =Peer M. Akbur | title=Policing Singapore in the 19th and 20th centuries | publisher=Singapore Police Force |year=2002|id=ISBN 981-04-7024-X|pages=109]Incidents
* On
2 December 1973 , PC Mohammed Sanusi Bin Siraj, 26, was refueling his police van at thePaya Lebar Police Station when he spotted a police mini-bus rolling down a slope. He tried to stop the vehicle, but was run over instead. He died four hours later in hospital. [cite news | publisher =The Straits Times | date =3 December 1973 | title = PC dies after bid to stop bus ]
*PC Mohd Sarwar S/O Mohd Afzal, 36, died in hospital from his injuries sustained in a traffic accident on4 July 1985 when the patrol car he was driving collided into the back of a taxi in April 1985. [cite journal | last = | first = | authorlink = | title = Obituary | journal =Police Life | volume =11 | issue =7 | pages =15 | publisher =Singapore Police Force | month =July | year =1985 | url = | doi = | id = | accessdate = ]
*Police national serviceman SC/Cpl Arvin Rangoonathan, 20, was found dead inYishun North Neighbourhood Police Centre in the morning of2 July 2005 in the fourth-storey gymnasium. [cite press release | title =PNS SC Corporal Found Dead With Gunshot Wound At Yishun North Neighbourhood Police Centre | publisher =Singapore Police Force | date =2 July 2005 | url =http://www.spf.gov.sg/mic/2005/050702_podead.htm | accessdate = 2007-08-18 ] He was found to have shot himself in an attempt to playRussian roulette . [cite news | publisher =The Straits Times | date =31 December 2005 | title = Cop shot himself playing Russian roulette |url = http://sgcafe.com/archive/index.php/t-24514.html ]
* SSgt Noranzor Bin Abdul Latiff, 32, lost control of his police motorbike alongYio Chu Kang Road near theTamarind Road junction and died from internal chest injuries sustained after being thrown off his vehicle on9 October 2005 . His partner who was riding ahead of him was not involved in the accident. [ cite press release | title =Police Officer Killed In Road Accident | publisher =Singapore Police Force | date =9 October 2005 | url =http://www.spf.gov.sg/mic/2005/051009_pokilledinrta.htm | accessdate = 2007-03-18 ] [cite journal | last =Ong | first =Lennard | authorlink = | title = Remembering a Fallen Colleague | journal =Police Life | volume =31 | issue =10 | pages =6 | publisher =Singapore Police Force | month =November | year =2005 | url = | doi = | id = | accessdate = ]
* SSSgt Jansen SM Xavier Santhansamy, an Investigations Officer, was found dead with a gunshot wound to his head at his residence in the morning of6 February 2006 . [cite press release | title =Police Officer Found Dead at Home with Gunshot Wound | publisher =Singapore Police Force | date =6 February 2006 | url =http://www.spf.gov.sg/mic/2006/060206_pofounddead.htm | accessdate = 2007-08-18 ]Establishments
*Ang Mo Kio Police Divisional Headquarters 红茂桥警署 ஆங் மோ கியோ போலிஸ் பிரிவு தலைமையகம்
**Ang Mo Kio North Neighbourhood Police Centre 红茂桥北邻里警局 ஆங் மோ கியோ நார்த் என்பிசி
***Kebun Baru Neighbourhood Police Post
**Ang Mo Kio South Neighbourhood Police Centre 红茂桥南邻里警局 ஆங் மோ கியோ சவுத் என்பிசி
***Teck Ghee Neighbourhood Police Post
**Hougang Neighbourhood Police Centre 后港邻里警局 ஹவ்காங் என்பிசி
***Hougang Neighbourhood Police Post
***Paya Lebar Neighbourhood Police Post
**Sembawang Neighbourhood Police Centre 三巴旺邻里警局 செம்பாவாங் என்பிசி
**Serangoon Neighbourhood Police Centre 实龙岗邻里警局 சிராங்௯ன் என்பிசி
***Serangoon Gardens Neighbourhood Police Post
***Serangoon North Neighbourhood Police Post
**Sengkang Neighbourhood Police Centre 深港邻里警局
**Yishun North Neighbourhood Police Centre 义顺北邻里警局 யீஷூன் நார்த் என்பிசி
***Chong Pang Neighbourhood Police Post
**Yishun South Neighbourhood Police Centre 义顺南邻里警局 யீஷூன் சவுத் என்பிசி
***Nee Soon South Neighbourhood Police Post External links
* [http://www.spf.gov.sg/about_spf/angmokio/index.htm#top Ang Mo Kio Police Division]
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