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Chief constable calls for force modernisation

Ard-Veoir Shee cur eam son jannoo noa-emshiragh y forse

Feme er caghlaa saase, ta Roberts dy ghra

Ta'n ard-veoir shee gra dy by vie leshyn fakin caghlaa saase as tooilley cur stiagh dy moghey, choud's t'eh shirrey dy yannoo noa-emshiragh forse Vannin.

Ta Gary Roberts er ve loayrt lurg clou y tuarastyl bleinoil echey, bee currit roish Tinvaal ny s'anmey 'sy vee shoh.

T'eh cheet er 2017/18, as t'eh cheet choud's ta beoyn foast ayn son giarragyn.

Ta Mnr Roberts gra dy vel shen oyr mooar ta jannoo er yn eme dy chaghlaa:

AS ARD-VEOIR SHEE ROBERTS : Y stayd ain, shen dy vel shin er n'yannoo nyn gooidshare lesh ny couyryn t'ain. Ta giarragyn er ve ain neayr's 2008, as ta'n Tashtey pohlldal shin dy mooar, as ta shin er n'yannoo obbyr feer vie rish oaseiryn y Tashtey, as ta coloayrtys mie ain rish politickeyryn y Tashtey. As myr shoh ta toiggalys kiart ec dagh cheu er nyn stayd.

Agh she'n red scanshoil eh, ny ta shin er ve jannoo ayns ny bleeantyn shoh chaie, cha jean shen cooney lhien caghlaa dy mooar 'sy traa sodjey. Myr shoh, ny by vie lhiam jannoo ayns ny meoiryn shee, shen caghlaa y saase ain, dy vel shin goll stiagh feer, eer voghey, lesh sleih t'ayns gaue jeh assee, as cur eab er lhiettal assee ve jeant daue. 

 

Change of approach needed, says Roberts

The chief constable says he wants to see a change of approach and more early intervention, as he looks to modernise the Manx force.

Gary Roberts has been speaking following the release of his annual report, which will be laid before Tynwald this month.

It covers 2017/18, and arrives in an ongoing climate of cuts.

Mr Roberts says that's a big factor influencing the need for change:
 

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