1°16′42.29″N103°50′21.57″E / 1.2784139°N 103.8393250°E / 1.2784139; 103.8393250The Central Police Division (or 'A' Division), is one of the seven land divisions of the Singapore Police Force. It was established in 1867 and is the longest-serving Police Division in Singapore. Amongst the seven land divisions covering all of Singapore's primary land mass, Central Division has the smallest operational area, covering just over 27 square kilometres and has a residential population of around 280,000.
Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Police (DAC) Daniel Tan Sin Heng was the Commander of Central Police Division between 25 June 2012 and 1 January 2016. Then Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Police (DAC) Arthur Law Kok Leong took over the role of Commander of Central Police Division on 2 January 2016.[1] He held the position until 12 August 2018, before moving on to become Commander of Special Operations Command. The position of Commander was handed over to Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Police (DAC) Gregory Tan Siew Hin on 13 August 2018, a position which he has held since.[2]
Under the leadership of then Assistant Commissioner of Police (AC) Arthur Law, Central Police Division received its first Best Land Division Award in 2018.[2]
