The Toa Payoh Police Division (or 'B' Division,
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: 大巴窑警区,
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: Divisyen Polis Toa Payoh) was a former
police 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 ...
, operating from 1977 to 1988.
History
First formed in 1950 as the Kandang Kerbau Police Station beside the old
KK Hospital building (near the present day ''Land Transport Authority, Hampshire Office'') at Kampong Java Road, it was moved to the new Toa Payoh Police Station in 1977
and was subsequently renamed 'B' Division, as part of the Singapore government's effort in providing every new town with a police presence.
[
Toa Payoh Police division was closed down in 1988, with its areas of control taken over by ]Tanglin Police Division
The Tanglin Police Division (or 'E' Division) is one of the seven land divisions of the Singapore Police Force. Tanglin Division oversees the safety and security of the central region in Singapore. The division's policing jurisdiction covers sev ...
('E' Division) & 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 ...
('F' Division), respectively. The station became the Headquarters for the Police Volunteer Special Constabulary
The Volunteer Special Constabulary (VSC) in Singapore comprises volunteers from the general public. VSC officers are imbued with equal powers of a regular police officer to enforce law and order in Singapore. They wear the same police uniform as p ...
from 1988 until 1994, when Force Communications Branch of the Police Technology Department
The Police Technology Department is the Information technology, IT arm of the Singapore Police Force.
History
The Data Processing Unit (DPU) was formed in 1971 to handle the Data Processing requirements and needs of the SPF. A year later, the 1st ...
took over the use of the building. The building was vacated again in year 2000 for a major refurbishment before utilisation by the Police Security Command, which is a unit similar to the Hong Kong VIP Protection Unit
The VIP Protection Unit ( Abbreviation: VIPPU; ), otherwise known as G4 (originally Section G, Division 4) is a branch of the Hong Kong Police Force.
Introduction
The original name had been given to the unit since it is the 4th division of the ...
.
See also
*Toa Payoh ritual murders
The Toa Payoh ritual murders took place in Singapore in 1981. On 25 January, the body of a nine-year-old girl was found at a block of public housing flats in the town of Toa Payoh, and two weeks later, the body of a ten-year-old boy was ...
References
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Adrian Lim Murders
Places in Singapore
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