Criminal Investigation Department (Singapore)

Criminal Investigation Department
Abbreviation	CID
Agency overview
Employees	500
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	Singapore
Primary governing body	Government of Singapore
Secondary governing body	Singapore Police Force
General nature	Law enforcement Civilian police
Operational structure
Overviewed by	Ministry of Home Affairs (Singapore)
Headquarters	Singapore
Elected officers responsible	Teo Chee Hean, Deputy Prime Minister & Coordinating Minister for National Security & Minister for Home Affairs S Iswaran, Minister, Prime Minister's Office & Second Minister for Home Affairs & Second Minister for Trade and Industry Masagos Zulkifli, Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs & Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Agency executive	Tan Chye Hee, Director

The Singapore Police Force Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is the agency for premier investigation and staff authority for criminal investigation matters within the Singapore Police Force

It is led by the Director of CID and assisted by a Deputy Director. CID has a staff of over 500 officers: Senior Officers, Police Officers and Civilian Officers.

The CID conducts inquiries into a variety of criminal offences in Singapore, and is empowered to make arrests. Recent high profile investigations include the death of Shane Todd in 2013. The present director is Tan Chye Hee.

There are a total of 8 divisions in CID, namely:

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