The National Police Cadet Corps was formed in 1959 to engage students from different ethnic backgrounds.ĥ. In 1949, the first batch of 10 female constables was recruited. Several units were also set up: the Radio Branch in 1945 (re-designated as Radio Division in 1948 when the emergency hotline '999' was launched) the Volunteer Special Constabulary in 1946 the Gurkha Contingent in 1949 the Security Branch in 1951 the Riot Squad in 1952 and the Airport Police in 1954. As a result, the Force had to work tirelessly to re-establish law and order to regain public confidence. The Force was also caught unprepared during the disastrous riots of the 1950s, which included the Maria Hertogh Riots in 1950, the Hock Lee Bus Riots in 1955 and the Chinese Middle School Riots in 1956. In 1945, after the end of the Second World War and the Japanese Occupation of Singapore, the SPF faced many problems from two sources that had been dormant during the Japanese Occupation the communists and the secret societies.
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The Police Training School (later elevated to the status of a Police Academy in 1969) in Thomson Road was established in 1929.Ĥ. The Traffic Police was started in 1918 to regulate and control traffic. The Criminal Intelligence Department (the forerunner of the Special Branch and subsequently, the Internal Security Department) was set up in 1918 to concentrate on seeking out and putting an end to seditious activities. The Marine Police was established in 1866 to deal with piracy. In 1862, a small Detective Branch, the precursor of the Criminal Investigation Department was set up to look into secret societies and the violent crimes they committed. With the passing of the Police Act of 1856, he was appointed as the first full-time Commissioner of Police in 1857.ģ. In 1843, Thomas Dunman, a 29-year old commercial assistant was appointed to head the police force on a part-time basis. When Singapore merged with Malacca and Penang in 1826 to form the Straits Settlements, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) became part of the Straits Settlements Police Force.Ģ. The first team of policemen comprised one jemadar (Asian Sergeant), 12 peons (patrolmen) and a jailor.
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With Singapore's establishment as a trading post of the British East India Company in 1819, came the need to establish law and order.