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

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This article has been tagged as Needing work due to its this article is not finished yet,I'm writing it during my free time.

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

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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 had done their part by also 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 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"--Chinese-dubs)

The idea of Crime Watch was conceived when two unnamed senior police officers from the Criminal Investigation Department after learning of the successes of "Crimestoppers" in the United States and Canada and "Crime Watch"(警訊) in Hong Kong. These police-sponsored televisual productions were broadcasted 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 minutes 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,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 out on a romantic date was abruptly, brutally and fatally physically assaulted by a group of youths at a public area next to the void deck of a public housing flat. 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 footsteps of the victim 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 Crime Watch, 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.
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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.

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  One of the Police host for the pilot episode(1986 ep1)

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  Ng's parents seeking viewers help in the first/pilot` episode(ep1 1986)

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  The victim,Ng's identity was featured on the pilot to appeal for information(1986 ep1)

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  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 that 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 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 had passed away.

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.

SPolice officers planning to find the whereabouts of Ah Huat 1987Ep3

Ah Huat(running) who had just shot a restaurant owner(Yellow-Tan Shirt;Left;collapsing)

1987Ep3 Police officers planning to take down and bring Ah Huat to justice

1987Ep3 Police officers defending themselves when Ah Huat tooked out his gun

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  1986 Ep1(Public education about travelling in enclosed spaces with strangers)

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  1986 Ep1

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  (1987 Ep3)Police officer receiving a tip-off of Ah Huat whereabouts

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  Ah Huat (1987Ep3) Spotted at the coffee shop.

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 harbingers of institutionalised image management.

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  Singapore CrimeWatch 1986Intro(Eng)

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  Crimewatch 1989Intro(Eng)

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  Crimewatch 1990Intro(Eng)

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  Crimewatch 1991Intro(English)

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  Crimewatch 1991Intro(Mandarin;Chinese)

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  Crimewatch 1992Intro(Eng)

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  Crimewatch 1992-1994Intro(This is from 1993Intro,bu there are no proof if there are any changes in between the timelines)

#	Episode Title	Air Date	Status
1	Crimewatch Ep1	25/11/1986	Cilps exists
2	Crimewatch Ep2	06/12/1986	Lost
?	Crimewatch Ep3(Uncomformed1)	03/04/1987??	Cilps exists
?	Crimewatch Ep3(Uncomformed2)	13/07/1987??	Cilps exists
4	Crimewatch Ep4	Date Not recorded	Lost
5	Crimewatch Ep5	Date Not recorded	Lost
6	Crimewatch Ep6	07/05/1988	Lost
7	Crimewatch Ep7	Date Not recorded	Lost
8	Crimewatch Ep8	26/11/1988	Lost
9	Crimewatch Ep9(Uncomformed)	01/04/1989	Lost
10	Crimewatch Ep10	Date Not recorded	Lost
11	Crimewatch Ep11	30/09/1989	Lost
12	Crimewatch Ep12	Date Never recorded	Lost
13	Crimewatch Ep13	Date Never recorded	Lost
14	Crimewatch Ep14	Date Never recorded	Lost
15	Crimewatch Ep15	Date Never recorded	Lost
16	Crimewatch Ep16	01/12/1990	Lost
17	Crimewatch Ep17	02/03/1991	Lost
18	Crimewatch Ep18 (English)	01/06/1991	Lost
18	Crimewatch Ep18 (Chinese Dub)	01/06/1991	Found
19	Crimewatch Ep19	28/09/1991	Lost
20	Crimewatch Ep20	07/12/1991	Lost
21	Crimewatch Ep21	07/03/1992	Lost
22	Crimewatch Ep22(Uncomformed)	13/06/1992	Lost
23	Crimewatch Ep23(Unconformed)	12/09/1992	Lost
?	Crimewatch Ep??	Around Sept to Nov1992	Lost
?	Crimewatch Ep??	07/11/1992	Lost
?	Crimewatch Ep??	Uncomformed if any before 1993	Unknown