Criminal Investigation Department Headquarters

The Criminal Investigation Department Headquarters, initially known as New Detective Station, was a building at the junction of Robinson Road and Cecil Street in the Central Area of Singapore.

The three-storey building, which was "hailed as the 'Scotland Yard' of Malaya", featured quarters and courtyards designed to accommodate around 40 detectives, with several facilities such as photographic studios and a criminal registry, as well as jail cells, which were accompanied by an exercise room.

[3] Roots, published by the National Heritage Board, states: "Due to its proximity to Chinatown, many police raids were based out of the CID building as they conducted island-wide cleanup operations against these secret societies and their gang members.

[4] During the Japanese Occupation of Singapore, which lasted from 1942 to 1945, the building was "looted and stripped" of its fittings by the kempeitai, who removed its furniture and "scattered or destroyed" the files of the Criminal Investigation Department and the Special Branch.

[8] In September 1993, the Criminal Investigation Department moved into the Pearl's Hill Lower Barracks on Eu Tong Sen Street.