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SINGAPORE – Navy Region Center Singapore (NRCS) co-hosted a town hall exposition with the Singapore Police Force (SPF) Dec. 15, 2015 to raise awareness regarding crime prevention as a community-wide responsibility.
More than 100 military service members, DoD civilians and family members attended the exposition that was held to assist the SPF in raising awareness of community policing programs and provide the allied military community of Sembawang, Singapore, with safety tips and procedures for crime prevention. The military community, here, is comprised of forces from the U.S., U.K., Australia, New Zealand and Singapore.
During the exposition, Community Policing Unit (CPU) officials from the SPF provided a presentation on crime prevention and outlined various crime prevention techniques that are taught by the SPF in communities throughout Singapore. Topics included tips on preventing home invasions, home robberies, snatch theft, and cybercrime.
One such method to help prevent home invasions, home robberies and snatch thefts was implementing the use of a portable alarm. The portable alarm, dubbed a “shrill alarm,” was shown in several different configurations and rigged up on home windows and on purses. Once triggered, the loud sound alerts others to the location of the crime.
For NRCS leadership, the event is more than just learning about Singaporean crime prevention methods but also about fostering and strengthening the relationship between the allied military community in Sembawang and the Singapore Police Force.
“This is a great initiative that we and the Singapore Police Force have coordinated,” said Capt. Scott Murdock, commanding officer, NRCS. “We have built a great relationship with them and we will continue to do our best in maintaining and strengthening that.”
According to Muhammad Hashim, senior station inspector, Community Policing Unit, Singapore Police Force, this was a great opportunity to meet the residents of the Sembawang area and emphasize the importance of community policing practices and inform residents about emergency response procedures.
The Installation Auxiliary Police Force (IAPF) consists of warranted Singapore police officers and is the law enforcement for the military community at Sembawang. The IAPF provide services to include security patrols of military housing areas, entry and access security to a headquarters building and vehicle and walk-through entry control point security as well.
With Singapore’s overall crime cases numbering 16,575 between January and June of 2015, according to an SPF mid-year crime brief news release, and among a population of nearly 5.5 million people, the opportunity for criminal activities against all Singaporean residents remains a potential threat.
With this, NRCS leaders will continue to work closely with the SPF in hosting future community outreach events such as these to help spread the word that crime prevention is a shared responsibility.
| Date Taken: | 12.15.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 12.22.2015 03:22 |
| Story ID: | 185115 |
| Location: | SG |
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