“Lock your bike, Mark your ride” Community Safety and Security Programme (CSSP) by Pasir Ris NPC

Launched in year 2005, the “Lock-your-ride, Mark-your-bike” is a Community Safety and Security Project (CSSP) aimed to address the bicycle theft issues at Pasir Ris estate. The project strives to promote the use of good locks to prevent theft of bicycle and to put in place a system to easily identify stolen bicycles.

A serialized code is engraved on the bicycle, and the owner’s particulars are uploaded into a database which is stored by Pasir Ris NPC. The collation of this database allows the Police to reunite the bicycle to the rightful owner.

Engraving services are available at Pasir Ris NPC every Sunday from 9 am to 12 pm. Alternatively, residents can have their bicycles engraved at any of the Pasir Ris Resident Committee centers during their operating hours.

The introduction to this initiative led to several good arrests by officers from Pasir Ris NPC. In year 2006, an owner of bicycle discovered her stolen bicycle at void deck of Blk 561, Pasir Ris St 51. She recognized it because of the serial number, even though the bicycle had been modified. Officers confirmed that the owner’s particulars matched with the records in the database. While interviewing the complainant, a male subject was seen approaching the bicycle and using a key to unlock the chain securing the bicycle. The subject was placed under arrest for theft of bicycle.

In another case, three officers were performing their patrol duties when they spotted two subjects riding on two bicycles in Pasir Ris Park. Prior to this, the subjects were seen riding on a single bicycle. This aroused the officers’ suspicion and prompted them to make a check. The bikes were engraved and according to the database, neither belonged to the subjects riding them. When confronted with this information, the subjects admitted to the theft and were arrested.

In conclusion, the engraving allows us to identify more stolen bikes and return them to their rightful owners. We are confident that our continuous efforts to make the community aware of this initiative will lead to a reduction in bicycle thefts.