Efforts done by the Singapore Police Force and National Crime Prevention Council

Here some of the measures taken by the Government to send the message across to the members of the public regarding crimes. Posters and advertisements are put up in public places to generate these awareness. Here are some pictures that we took:

Therefore, for the people of Vic Street, Low Crime Doesn't Mean No Crime. Lets take all the necessary preventive measures to ensure that crime does not happen in our neighbourhood.

Crime Prevention Video

Schoolboy beaten up by older boys in the carpark

                        
This is a true account of an experience given by one of the residents in Vic Street, Mr Poh Hu Li. She recalled an incident whereby a schoolboy was beaten up by 4 older boys in the carpark. He feels that this is an important news to share as he wants the residents to be aware that there is such incident in the neighbourhood. With this sharing of news, he hopes that the 4 older boys can be caught, and brought to justice.


Here is his personal account on the incident:


"I happened to witnessed one incident myself last week when one small schoolboy was beaten up by 4 other older boys. The incident took place at the void deck of Blk 3. The gang ran away from the scene as soon as i approached them."


If there is any news or sightings of the 4 older boys, please report it to the nearest police station in Vic Street or call 999 immediately. The resident's co-operation is greatly appreciated. 

Ms Tan Bee Wee: Experienced Car Vandalism first hand.

Ms Tan Bee Wee, is a resident in Vic Street, living in Blk 3. 2 months back, she witnessed first hand someone vandalising a car. However, she was afraid to let people know regarding the incident. After much persuasion, she agreed to speak about the incident and gave descriptions on how the vandal looks like. Here's her account on the incident:

"I also witnessed the scene about 2 months ago but I was too afraid to voice out my thoughts, come to think of it I should have report to the police straightaway. I still remember that day I was walking home from school, and wanted to go to the nearest minimart to buy greentea as I was very thirsty.

And I saw this guy behaving sneakily around the neighbourhood carpark, I sensed something was wrong and continue to observe him. After 5minutes later, I actually saw him holding a tin of paint and splashed onto a black car! I was really shocked and I walked away with fear. I still remember vividly that this guy is about 178-180cm. He was very skinny and fair, with thick moustache, wearing black polo tee and dark blue jeans."


With this account given by Ms Tan, we hope that residents of Vic Street will be on the lookout for this vandal and help police nab this culprit. This is to ensure that similar incidents will not happen to other residents living in Vic Street.


Here is the picture given by Ms Tan on the vandalism:

Personal account of Mr Vejaya on car vandalism

 Mr Vejaya is a resident in Vic Street. He is married with 2 kids. Last year, he also witness a car vandalism activity happening in the neighbourhood. Here is his personal recount on the incident: 

"I was walking home one night and as I was heading towards my flat on the 6th floor, I noticed that there were 3 teenagers at the multi-story car park opposite my flat. They were using spray paint to vandalise the cars. These 3 teenagers were malay and were all dressed in black with their hair dyed blonde.

They were also using kitchen knives to scratch the car. But before I could call the police, they ran off. Probably being scared off when they heard a car driving up into the car park."

Even though he experienced the incident first hand, he was worried to let anyone know about the incident as he didn't want to create unnecessary trouble with the teenagers. Therefore, he chose to remain quiet regarding the incident. However, he feels that the actions done by the teenagers are inappropriate and he is disgusted by their behaviors. He also hope that his children will not be influenced by the actions of these teenagers and grows up to be a good citizen.

Here are some pictures emailed to us by Mr Vejaya on the victim's cars: 

                                                     

                                                         

An Unforgettable Experience!

Recently, one of the residents in Vic Street, Miss Loo Talkalot had a bad experience of car vandalism. 


She was pretty annoyed by the incident and this what she has to say about the incident:


"I was the unlucky one whereby my beloved "black beauty" was vandalised :( It's so unbelievable that my car was perfectly in nice and good condition the night before and it was actually 'disfigured' just over one night! My black beauty was parked under my block as usual, but the very next morning, found my car being splashed with paint. 

I really wonder who are those irresponsible, nothing-better-to-do, evil people! Hope that these people will get their retribution by being caught soonnnnnnnn~"

With this experience regarding car vandalism, we hope that residents will take all the necessary precautions to prevent this incident from happening again. 

Tips from Corporal Lim on Crime Prevention

Recently, there are many cases of vandalism happening in the neighbourhood. Graffiti drawings can be seen on the walls of void decks, public phones have been sprayed with tin cans and etc. This is a growing a problem in the neighbourhood. 


We have managed to get Cpl Lim's view on how we can prevent vandalism in the neighbourship. Here are his tips:


1) Get to know your neighbors. It is important that you know the people around you and in your community. This makes it much easier to spot someone that doesn't belong and may be there to simply cause problems.

2) Form a community association or neighborhood watch program. You can't fight vandalism on your own, so it is important that you engage your neighbors and others in your community in your battle as well. This not only helps them take a more active interest, but it also provides them with the opportunity to get to know each other.

3) Talk to your neighbors if you see something suspicious. Even if it is nothing, talking to them allows them to see you are concerned and take an interest, which will encourage them to do the same.


For more information you can email/call Corporal Lim at SGPoliceCPLLim@email.com / Call  98989898

Vic Street: Our Neighbourhood

Vic Street has been hit by a series of crimes recently. These crimes include vandalism, robberies and shoplifting. This blog was set up to generate awareness among the members of the public regarding these crimes. In this blog, we will include tips from the Singapore Police Force and our Residential Committee, on how residents can prevent these crimes from happening in the neighbourhood. We will also include a real account of the an incident experienced by our very own residents. 

From this blog, we hope that the residents of Vic Street will be kept informed regarding the happenings on the neighbourhood.