BE ALERT!

How to prevent terrorism?

• Learn how to distinguish suspicious items from non-suspicious items
• know what to do when a suspicious unattended item is found
• Assist security personnel or the authorities when a search is required

What to do when you see an unattended item?

• be attuned to security threats but do not be overly suspicious
• make adequate efforts by confirm if the item is suspicious before informing security personnel or the Police

How to help conduct a search?

• Assist to gather your belongings to facilitate identification of suspicious items
• Look around you for unattended items; do not touch them
• Evaluate whether the unattended items are suspicious
• Report all suspicious items to security personnel or the Police
• Take further instructions from security personnel or the Police

Vandalised cars

It's just so surprising to see people vandalising other people's car especially during the night time, these people definitely do not have much considerations for others and went along to do such acts. Last night, 3 cars from Blk 10, level 3 multi-storey carpark just got vandalised. A worker, 58, who was on his way back home witnessed this incident. These cars were vandalised with sprays, scratches made from sharp objects.

Mr Yen, who sent an email regarding this issues hope to warn the residents about this vandalising issues and letting them be more aware about it. He hopes that everyone will do their part to look out for one another and immediately report to the police if such case were to happen again or if they see any suspicious character.

This incident have not happen for the first time, two months back, as witnessed by Ms Tan Bee Wee who lives at Blk 3, a student from RP saw someone vandalising a car but she was too afraid to mention about it and only give a brief description of the man's looks; middle-aged man, height about 1.7m tall and was wearing green shirt and jeans. The police are still investigating on this case and if anyone has seen him, please contact them @ 999.

A victim of car vandalism 2 months ago, Mr Loo Talkalot was also interviewed by us. We were told that his car was badly damaged by paints and scratches which cause him to feel very depressed and would not want to see such happenings again. Thus, hoping that the police force are able to caught the culprits soon.

 

 Due to many vandalism cases, i have approached CPL Lim for some advice and preventive measures. He strongly encourage any eye-witnesses to report to the police immediately and do not take any actions on their own so that no evidence or vandals would be harmed.
Here are some advice given by him on how to prevent and stop crime:

• do not leave or bring any valuables unattended
• call the police immediately when you see any suspicious character
• avoid going to dark areas during night time
• ensure that all windows and doors are locked
• install an alarm or camera

You may contact the Singapore Police Force for more information on crime prevention and tips for parking cars.

Serial vandal smashes windscreen

A serial vandal is apparently on the prowl at a carpark near Republic Polytechnic. In the latest act of mischief, the vandal seemed to have smashed the windscreen of her Toyota Wish.

She said:

"My Toyota Wish's windscreen was smashed deliberately by an act of mischief, according to the residents.

"This is the third time such an incident happened at the same carpark opposite Republic Polytechnic, 9 Woodlands Avenue 9, 738984."

"The first incident happened a few months ago. My neighbour who stays a floor below mine complained and showed me photos of his badly damaged Honda Jazz.

"The front windscreen was smashed and all four sides of the doors were badly dented by hard knocks.

"The second incident happened about two weeks before it happened to my Toyota Wish.

"I only realised it when this next door neighbour of mine came forward and told me his Toyota Corolla's front windscreen was also smashed when he saw the police officer taking statements from me at the carpark on Nov 18."

She says there was no sign of force entry and nothing was missing from her car. She does not know who is behind the vandalism.

Terrorism in Singapore

SINGAPORE officials have reviewed the cases of 18 suspected terrorists, accused of plotting a bombing campaign in Southeast Asia, The 18 are accused of plotting to cripple crucial targets in Singapore as part of a plan to overthrow the established order in Southeast Asia and create an Islamic state.

Their bombing targets are said to have included vital water supply pipelines from Malaysia, Changi airport, Jurong Island where Singapore's oil refineries and petrochemical plants are based, and the ministry of defence headquarters. Therefore, we would like to highlight the importance to counter-terrorist so that we can have a peaceful country.

View a video on Terrorism from the Singapore Police Force at this link:
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=133024940082131




Singapore Police Force Article

'Given that terrorism remains an elusive threat and that crime has taken on a multi-faceted dimension which cannot be effectively contained merely by Police efforts alone, our Singapore communities, residential and business communities alike, cannot afford to be complacent and have to work hand-in-hand with the Home Team to fight emerging safety and security concerns. Similarly, the SSWG scheme has to continually evolve to be able to tackle new safety and security challenges ahead.

While geographic-based SSWGs have enabled commercial establishments located in close proximity to institute common safety and security measures to protect against a localised terror attack or crime, t he scope, however, may not sufficiently address the safety and security concerns of the SSWGs at the industry-level, where the impact of a terrorist attack or any other disaster could be far-reaching as the entire chain of operations is disrupted or stalled at the industrial level. The impact would not only cripple the operations of an industry, it would also affect the economic well-being of the country.

The Industry Safety and Security Watch Group (iSSWG) is hence mooted to address this gap. With the formation of the iSSWG, Police can systematically engage selected industries on safety and security issues at a more holistic level. It also promotes the strengthening of ties between the police and industrial associations to fight crime and terrorism and enhances existing engagements for greater robustness and long term sustainability. As industries differ in risk-vulnerability and mode of operations, the iSSWG engagement would be customised to adequately meet the needs of respective industries.'