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Police take one hour to respond to late-night disturbance due to 'lack of manpower'

STOMPer Sen was appalled after it took nearly an hour, and several phone calls, before police officers addressed a group of noisy patrons at a coffeeshop late at night. The authorities had apparently slated a lack of manpower as the reason behind the slow response.

The STOMPer wrote:

"I called the police to complain about a group of people who were chatting and laughing loudly in the middle of the night, at 1.22am, while seated at a coffee shop in a residential estate.

"There was no sight of any officers when I got a call from the police at around 1.39am, asking me if the group of people were still around as they are not able to send anyone down to investigate as they have a shortage of manpower.

"I waited till 2.08am and there was no sign of any police officers and the grp of ppl were still seated and making noise.

"I called the police again at around 2:10am and got the same reason earlier -- that there was not enough manpower.

"Finally, at around 2:20am, police officers arrived and asked the noisy group to leave.

"It took the police almost an hour to send someone down to investigate. Is there a shortage of manpower in their organization to maintain law and order?"

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tancherry09 said   on 28 Apr, 2012   Report as offensive  
U go & join police force la. People don't want to join force wat to do?? Get FT kena scold...
huaiwei said   on 27 Apr, 2012   Report as offensive  
The operator is not wrong. The police is indeed short of manpower as well publicised in the press for years, including as recently as last year. If you got the balls, join the police. If not, go settle the disturbance yourself. If lidat also no balls, go call HDB and shut the coffeeshop down. The NIMBY attitude seems to be all the rage nowadays anyway.
AISTST said   on 26 Apr, 2012   Report as offensive  
police no manpower????

Where all their men gone???? resigned or retired?

see So many auxiliary police vans on our roads more than usual poliuce car, can engege them wat settle ur manpower problems.
bloggednose said   on 23 Apr, 2012   Report as offensive  
I don't see any issue with law and order in this post. It's just noise pollution and it's not under the purview of the police. The police is providing a service out of good will. There are indeed times when officers are engaged in urgent cases.
ohblimee said   on 23 Apr, 2012   Report as offensive  
The issue is not whether they came to the scene but for how long it took. The organisation has too few patrol officers adn too many specialised investigators. It is also too top heavy, as in too many management staff and too little operatives. No use in blaming shortage of manpower. Why have ten investigators doing the job that it once took 3 men to do?
musashi01 said   on 23 Apr, 2012   Report as offensive  
Go stay cemetery no noise. noise case like as if someone got murdered. Stupid stomper stay cheap house so low
Caino_lol said   on 23 Apr, 2012   Report as offensive  
Kan ni lao bu la. Now police change mission liao la. their job is to prevent, detect and deter crime. by the way how we can believe u that they take 1 hr? no proof also what u. mb they take one min but u say they take 3 nights ? noise pollution. wu ji go settle yourself.. don come here kpkb.
razorsharp said   on 23 Apr, 2012   Report as offensive  
If it happens late at night like this stomper encountered,it is under the charge of the police.....if not then its the relevant authorities........