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Singapore Crimewatch 1986-87 Intro title screen(Full episodes from around 1986-1992 are completely lost)

Status: Partially Found

This article has been tagged as NSFL due to its older episodes contain weapons and homicide. The article has images of blood and violence for referencing purposes.

Crimewatch is a Singaporean television series(not to be confused with Crimewatch UK) produced by the "Singapore Police Force" and the programme is broadcast on television by "MediaCrop TV Singapore".The documentary-drama focuses on how actual Police officers who had attended with a real case did their part by reconstructing the scenes in the shows. In older episodes, the programme may also promote and showcase the jobs or behind-the-scenes movements of Singapore police officers. Crime Watch’s modus operandi would typically comprise the following: (1) sourcing of crimes for featuring in the next episode; (2) scripting for filming; (3) filming on the actual scene (no sets were used); (4) post-production work involving stitching, editing and sound editing; (5) internal reviewing; (6) re-editing work including narrating and sound-mixing; (7) external screen tests; (8) actual broadcasting on national TV; (9) manning the Crime Watch's hotline to receive and act upon tip-offs; and (10) collating data on viewership figures for the episode screened in different languages(for example, "神之以法"--the Chinese version).

The idea of Crime Watch was conceived when two unnamed senior police officers from the Criminal Investigation Department learned of the successes of "Crimestoppers" in the United States and Canada and "Police Report"(警訊) in Hong Kong. These police-sponsored televisual productions were broadcast on free-to-air public television networks in the respective countries with the aim of seeking public assistance in the solving of criminal cases with little or no leads. Buoyed by the popularity of these foreign programmes and needing to secure the help of the public in the prevention and solving of crimes, the leadership of the SPF actively pursued the option of starting a local variant of Crime Watch in Singapore.

The first few iterations of the 20-odd minute docu-drama focused exclusively on public appeal and crime prevention. Typically, a re-construction of an unsolved case would be staged by a motley cast of former and currently-serving police officers supplemented by semi-professional actors supplied by Mediacorp, and this would be followed by an emotive appeal for eye-witnesses to contact the police non-emergency line with the assurance that all identities of tipsters would be kept strictly confidential. Crime prevention segments featured basic crime prevention advisories. Such cases are: robbery in homes, theft of and from vehicles, snatch theft, outrage of modesty and housebreaking, and the murder of an individual. These segments will consist of a mixture of a short-length re-enactment of solved or unsolved crimes, advisories given by the on-screen presenter(Police officer and Host for the show), interviews with members of partner organisations on crime prevention, and presentation slides highlighting crime prevention mnemonics in bullet-point form.

The charge of indifference was levied against the population in the pilot episode of Crime Watch (Episode 1;1986). A 20-year-old Chinese guy, Ng, was out on a romantic date with his girlfriend at a park bench. He was abruptly, brutally and fatally physically assaulted by a group of youths in a public area next to the void deck of a public housing flat at a location called And Mio Kio in Singapore. Despite the occurrence of the crime at the coordinates of public and prime-time visuality, no witnesses had yet come forward to provide the police with workable leads on the case. This public passivity necessitated steps taken by the police to re-trace the victim's footsteps on screen. The producers opted for a realistic reconstruction of the scenes leading up to the commission of crime, detailing with disturbing realism how a romantic landscape was fractured and transformed into a landscape of death in the space of a night. The re-enactment ended with a cut to a real-life interview with the victims’ grieving parents who emotively appeal on behalf of the police for eye-witnesses to come forward. The civic outrage at witnessing this public inaction subsequently translated to several calls to the police hotline following the broadcast of the pilot, which eventually led to the arrests of the culprits. This episode provided not only a glimpse of the potential investigative successes of an extended run of CrimeWatch. but also provided a window of understanding to the authorities on the need for civic engagement. Additionally, it supplied the basic framework for the reconstruction of unsolved cases, which would be re-used for the remainder of the first phase of Crime Watch.
<Source:(Crimewatch 25th Anniversary Special) on MeWatch>

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The gang of youths approaching the couple(The victim,Ng and his girlfriend) (1986 ep1)
Ng being chased by the gang of youths, while his girlfriend escaped the scene(1986 ep1)
(6 December 1986; Chinese dub ep1) Chinese Dub for Crimewatch. The police host talks about the success of the English Pilot.]
One of the Police host for the pilot episode(1986 ep1)
Ng's parents seeking viewers help in the first/pilot episode (ep1 1986)
The victim, Ng's identity was featured on the pilot to appeal for information (1986 ep1)
Another police host(1986 ep1).

Episode 3 of Crimewatch aired on 25 July 1987. It was a re-attachment of a case about a week before Christmas in 1985. The case was about a crime detective, Goh Ah Khia, who was fatally shot by Ah Huat (also known as Lim Keng Peng). The episode showed two victims who had escaped from their residential unit when their tenant from downstairs, who was later found to be Ah Huat, had been drunk and turned aggressive towards the victims. After returning to their units, the victims found out that their handbag had gone missing and Ah Huat had driven off with his friend around nine o'clock. When the police approached a suspicious individual who was running away, Detective Goh Ah Khia was fatally shot and soon passed away. After an island-wide search for Ah Huat's whereabouts, the police received a tip-off and tracked down Ah Huat at a coffee shop. Ah Huat did not cooperate and took out his gun. Due to the police's quick response, Ah Huat was shot to death and was brought to justice.
Ah Huat had also robbed and shot a restaurant owner before Detective Goh Ah Khia passed away. </gallery>

1987; Episode 3. The actor who played as the victim giving police information about Ah Huat
The re-enactment of Detective Goh collapsing onto the ground after being shot by Ah Huat 1987Episode3
Actual police officer paying respect to Detective Goh's fatal shooting.
Police officers planning to find the whereabouts of Ah Huat 1987Ep3

Other scenes for reference(1987,Ep3)

Ah Huat (running) who had just shot a restaurant owner (Yellow-Tan Shirt; Left; collapsing)
1987 Ep3 Police officers arrive to the coffee shop where Ah Just was spotted at.

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From 1989 onwards, Crimewatch began to spot a new third segment: ‘Police in Action’. This would feature re-enactments of crimes successfully solved by the police, to demonstrate police professionalism at work. The production process would be nearly identical to the unsolved crimes segment, featuring police officers as part of the cast. However, a notable difference was that officers were now mostly called to play themselves on screen since the depiction of successfully solved crimes was deemed to be beneficial to the morale of the investigators involved. Asking officers to play themselves was an act of recognition for their valued contributions to the force, and reduced the likelihood of misrepresentations of officers in action. This move towards securing the image of the police also came in the wake of concerns that the police were being portrayed as insufficiently robust law enforcers on Crime Watch. Within the new political-economic order, public imaging became crucial to corporatised state organs, and the police would be seen as the precursors of institutionalised image management. (-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------)

Here are some additional scenes from 1986-1988 & unfound (Melayu&Tamil) and dubs from 2001-2009:

1986 Ep1(Public education about travelling in enclosed spaces with strangers)
1986 Ep1(Demonstration of what would happen if you provoke a suspicious person)
(1987 Ep3)Police officer receiving a tip-off of Ah Huat's whereabouts
Ah Huat (1987Ep3) sitting at the coffee shop.
(1987Ep3)The actor playing as Ah Huat had just been shot down by the police, trying to retrieve his gun.
(2005Ep4)Presenter of the Melayu dub of Crimewatch,""Jejak Jenayah"(Malay)"
(2005Ep4)Presenter of the Tamil dub of Crimewatch,"Kutra Kannkaanippu(Tamil)"
(200? Ep?)Another presenter of the Malay dub of Crimewatch
(200? Ep?)Another presenter of the Tamil dub of Crimewatch

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Call operation centre scene(1986-1987Intro)
(1986-1987)Call Operation scene 2
(1986-1987Intro)Male police officer in a police car
Police car patrolling(1986-1987Intro)

In the opening sequences of each episode in the first phase(Pilot) of CrimeWatch, scenes from a call operations centre are interspersed with shots taken from a fast response car patrolling the streets, as male frontline officers are seen communicating expediently with female call operators (Episode 01/1986). This professionalised image of the cordial police family is used to frame the seamlessness of computerised communications, highlighting the twinned objectives of image and informational management, even whilst reaffirming the contemporaneous gendered division of labour. The implementation of the non-emergency/ Crime Watch police hotline in anticipation of the premiere of Crime Watch is hence a means of establishing a further point of contact with the public. The flow of information through this hotline is most likely to be unidirectional from the public to the police, but it nonetheless satisfies the conditions required of the programme: of activating the member of the public to take responsibility as a witness by producing a cathartic sensation through the act of reporting; and of generating more information on criminal activities. Even when an individual is not a police officer, one can do his/her part in the fight against crime.

Here are the titles for the Lost Seasons from 1986-1992

Singapore CrimeWatch 1986 Intro (Eng)
Singapore CrimeWatch 1986 Intro (Mandarin；Chinese)
Crimewatch 1988 Intro (Eng)
Crimewatch 1988 Intro (Mandarin； Chinese)
Crimewatch 1990 Intro (Eng)
Crimewatch 1990 Intro (Mandarin；Chinese)
Crimewatch 1991 Intro (English)
Crimewatch/绳之以法（Brought to justice) 1991 Intro (Mandarin;Chinese){VHS Quality}
1991 Mandarin-Dub Crimewatch Outro{VHS quality}
Crimewatch 1992 Intro (Eng)
Crimewatch 1992-1994 Intro (This screenshot is from the 1993 Season）
{DUB}Criminal Trail(Eng)/"Jejak Jenayah"(Malay) 2005 Intro
{DUB}CrimeWatch(Eng)/"Kutra Kannkaanippu"(Tamil) 2005 Intro

Reference: (There are still additional clips)

(Low quality) Crimewatch 25th anniversary special from 2012 (PART 1)

(Low quality) Crimewatch 25th anniversary special from 2012 (PART 2)

The only full Crimewatch episode(Mandarin)recorded on a VHS tape from June 1991.The reenactment parts are in English with Mandarin subtitles. (The intro music that was used was "State of the World" - 30 seconds verse) source: https://dewolfemusic.com/search.php?id=27695048&code=z96UCb 3)

Crimewatch 35th anniversary special(which shows a partial clip of the intro of the lost episodes){Orginal Quality/Source: https://facebook.com/singaporepoliceforce/videos/10155144675889408/}

===== Here are the known/recorded recording details from The National Archives Of Singapore (NAS): ===== (Older seasons are known to only have 4 episodes per season in both Mandarin and English)

#	Episode Title	Broadcast/Air date	Status	Information Known/Description	Duration (Without promotional section)
1	Crimewatch Ep 1/Pilot 1986	30/11/1986	Cilp from the 25th anniversary exist	Reenactment of Ank Mio Kio murder (Ng's Murder Case) -Public awareness of defending yourself when encountering a suspicious person in an enclosed area -Reenactment of the Macdonal's Boys incident and a short interview of the parents of both boys\|\|(Eng:)00:30:13
2	Crimewatch Ep 2, 1986	06/12/1986	Lost	No info	(Eng:) 00:32:49
3	Crimewatch Ep 1?, 1987	1987	Lost	Unknown	??
4	Crimewatch Ep 2, 1987	25/04/1987	Clips from the 25th anniversary exists	It features a segment about how citizens can prevent themselves from falling victims to house robbers	(Eng:)00:32:08
4	Crimewatch Ep 3, 1987	25/06?/1987	Clips exist from 25anni	Reenactment of Detective Goh murder/Ah Huat's case. This shows how police officers conducted an island-wide search to track down Ah Huat	(Eng:)00:32:08
5	Crimewatch Special ??, 1987	25/07/1987?	Partically Found	This programme features real unsolved cases that happened in Singapore. The cases are re-enacted and information about the suspect is displayed in English and Chinese. The programme also features tips and reminders from the Singapore Police Force to avoid being a victim of house robbery. The cases featured in this programme include: A house robbery case in Tampines, Blk 259 Tampines St 21, #06-354 on Wednesday, 2nd July 1986;-Jewellery theft at People's Park Centre, #02-09 on Thursday, 5th March 1987;-A missing taxi driver, taxi SH2595S along Orchard Boulevard on Saturday, 31 January 1987	00:40:39(Video in both Eng&Chinese)
6	Crimewatch Ep 6(1988,Ep1)	07/05/1988	Lost	Unknown	(Eng:)00:27:20
7	Crimewatch Ep 7(1988,Ep2)	(Bewteen July to august) 1988	Lost	Unknown	??
8	Crimewatch Ep8(1988,Ep3)	(Bwteeen September to November?) 26/11/1988	Lost	Unknown	(Eng:)00:27:06
9	Crimewatch Ep9(1988,Ep4)	(November to December?) 1988	Lost	Unknown of its existence	No information/proof
10	Crimewatch Ep 1?, 1989 (Episode 9)	01/04/1989	Lost	Unknown	(Eng:)00:29:48
11	Crimewatch Ep 10???, 1989	1 July 1989	Partially Found	1.It features the Adrian Lim murder where real officers and scientists reenactment the whole case which solved a case where innocent children are brutally murdered.The reenactment scene shows investigation officers doing house-to-house searches and Adrain Lim and his accomplice was caught and was sentenced to death. 2.Public education:A snatch theft is portrayed in two scenarios to allow the audience to visualise and know how with sufficient and correct information can help police officers in a more effective way of catching the suspect. 3. The episode also reenacted the murder of 61-year-old Montak Bin Ludin,a cleaner was found dead in Raffles Place MRT station on the 21st of April 1989 at Storeroom no.412 4. Information about a wanted criminal,Mun Kar Li, for an investigation at "Ming Liang Gold Smith & Jewellers"\|\|??
12	Crimewatch Ep ??, 1989	30/09/1989	Lost	1.A 15-16years old person molested a woman and Police officers used a face-matching tool to identify the suspect -Appeal for information for an elderly woman who was attacked around 11am-3pm\|\|(Eng:) 00:26:34
13	Crimewatch Ep 12??, 1989	23 December 1989	Partially Found	It features an educational segment where it educates citizens about the danger of allowing untrusted impersonated people into their house and shows ways to identify and avoid being a victim to a housebreaking robbery	??
14	Crimewatch Ep 1?, 1990	(Febuary to April) 1990	Lost	Unknown of its exixtence	??
15	Crimewatch Ep ?, 1990	(May to July) 1990	Lost	Unknown of its exixtence	??
16	Crimewatch Ep ?, 1990	(August to September) 1990	Lost	Unknown of its exixtence	??
17	Crimewatch Ep ?, 1990	(September to November) 1990	Lost	Unknown of its exixtence	??
18	Crimewatch Ep 1?, 1991 (Episode 16)	02/03/1991	Lost	Unknown	(Eng:) 00:26:43
19	Crimewatch Ep2?	01/06/1991	Found	Reenactment a robbery-murder from 11 April 1991 Wang Run Sheng -Seeking information for 21 May 1991 stabbing of a 21 years-old at Lorong Street 21, body was found at residential flat Block 536. The police need help searching for a 28-30-year-old Indian guy, which will provide more information about the case. The reenactment section is about a fake investment scam. A company, "Fu Lin" Company, which tricked Mr Chen(A victim of this investing scam) 100 000SGD by convincing him that the company rarely has losses. "Fu Lin" company had lost their Principal in Japan in 1987 and they lied to their clients about the decrease in their stocks. They used Japanese, which is a foreign language to trick Singapore Investors. As "Fu Lin" had lost their principal, they did not send the Investors' receipt to Japan and another in Hong Kong. -The last segment is an educational part that helps investors clarify the business and not be tricked by such business scams.	(Eng:) 00:24:03
20	Crimewatch Ep 3?, 1991	28/09/1991	Lost	Unknown	(Eng:) 00:26:41
21	Crimewatch Ep 4?, 1991	07/12/1991	Lost	Unknown	(Eng:) 00:19:29
22	Crimewatch Ep 1, 1992	07/03/1992	Lost	Unknown	(Eng:) 00:19:00
23	Crimewatch Ep 2?, 1992	13/06/1992	Lost	Unknown	(Eng:) 00:27:11
24	Crimewatch Ep 3?, 1992	13/09/1992	Lost	Unknown	(Eng:) 00:25:19
25	Crimewatch Ep 4?, 1992	07/11/1992	Lost	Unknown	??