The Archive · 1939

Extraordinary Police Measures Revealed

2,100 Searches Made During Last Month A total of 2,121 search parties were carried out by various police and military units in Shanghai during the month of February, according to the February report of the Commissioner of Police.

As a result of the intensified cam-pain launched against the city's crime elements, 1,690 station searching parties, 201 hotel and lodging house raids, and 16 investigations made on the basis of anonymous tip-offs were carried out by Shanghai's hard working police force.

Twenty-two searches were instituted by military patrols, 28 by S.V.C. patrols, and one by the Armoured Car Patrol The Reserve Unit turned out to one call to the scene of 2 bomb incident and one call to a shooting affray.

During the month of February, according to the report, the Police dealt with 1,534 obstructions, 4811 hawkers, 1,267 beggars, and 188 loiterers.

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