New community policing programme to help fight loansharking

[PhilOakey]

New community policing programme to help fight loansharking

AsiaOne
Saturday, Mar 16, 2013

SINGAPORE - The Singapore Police Force (SPF) launched the Community Safety & Security Programme (CSSP) - "Anti-Unlicensed Moneylending (Anti-UML) Roadshow 2013" on March 16 at Bedok Point Shopping Centre.

Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry and Ministry of National Development, Minister of Parliament for East Coast Group Representation Constituency (GRC) and Adviser for Kampung Chai Chee Division Mr Lee Yi Shyan was the Guest-of-Honour.

The event was organised by Bedok North Neighbourhood Centre (NPC), with support from the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC).

The roadshow aims to create awareness among members of public on unlicensed moneylending by showing the undesirable consequences that disrupt people's lives. It also aims to highlight how they can be part of the Police-Community collaboration in combating UML.

As part of the programme, the SMS Crime Alert, a crime prevention initiative by Bedok Police Division was introduced to the members of public by Commander of Bedok Police Division - Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Police (DAC) How Kwang Hwee.

Bedok North residents who sign up for this free service at the roadshow will be updated on the latest crime trends happening in their residential estate through SMS.

Bedok North NPC also hopes to recruit more Citizen-On-Patrol and Neighbourhood Watch Group members to join the police in fighting UML through this roadshow, as well as encourage more Bedok North residents to sign up for the SMS Crime Alert to receive localised crime related information and advisories.

 

[hokkien]

How come my area queenstown dont have?

 

[lianbeng]

lianbeng asked: why are they vandalizing the wall?

 

[hokkien]

lianbeng asked: why are they vandalizing the wall?

Bro they are trying to promote arts

 

[scroobal]

They should focus money, resources and time on handling foreigners and local elites and getting them convicted with the right sentence. Nothing overly harsh but at least no different to the locals who can't afford expensive legal help.

 

[zeddy]

Another silly initiative by the Govt and their Poodles..

This won't deter the Ah Long scums from terrorizing the residents.. Every week there will be a news of runners getting caught but not the syndicate lieutenants and the Big Bosses..

Farkin useless Poodles are just hopeless against these Ah Beng scums..

These low life Ah Beng bastards are laughing at the stupidity and our incompetent Police Force..

Our Police Force is a Farce!!!

 

[hokkien]

Bro zeddy do you know those runners got caught always not charged in court?I could be wrong but so far no news reported.

 

[zeddy]

Bro zeddy do you know those runners got caught always not charged in court?I could be wrong but so far no news reported.

Bro from what I heard, after being arrested and all investigations completed, all these runners are confirmed charged in court but usually they're not reported in the news because too many cases liao..

 

[zeddy]

I think crime reporters also already sian covering on Ah Long runner cases..

Nearly every week there'll be people being charged at Sub Court for being a lowly Ah Long runner..

 

[hokkien]

Thanks bro zeddy for that info

 

[lianbeng]

lianbeng says all they want is to catch the person behind the mirror 幕后藏镜人 lah! but only runners get caught and die die also will not spill the beans! so they also bohpian must release those runners lor.

 

[hokkien]

Bro lianbeng those runners wont get the chance to know the boss la