New Police Chief Inspector For Anglesey

North Wales Police have confirmed that Mark Armstrong was appointed Chief Inspector for Anglesey from 1st January 17. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Mark has served with North Wales Police for the past 16 years and lives in South Gwynedd. He has served in the Western area of North Wales throughout his career, as a Patrol Constable, Patrol Sergeant, Custody Sergeant and District Inspector within South Gwynedd. Mark has spent the last 2 years working in the collaboration and partnership field, seeking to deliver better collective approaches with many partnership agencies across North Wales. He is also the Force lead on The Special Constabulary and Police Service Volunteers and a fluent Welsh speaker. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

In October 2015, Mark was promoted to Chief Inspector, and has worked within the Western Senior Management Team in addition to his Partnership role during this time. The role of County Chief Inspector for Anglesey has been gapped since October 15 after T/Chief Inspector Guy Blackwell retired. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Mark said of his new role “I am delighted to be working for the first time on the beautiful island of Anglesey. Having worked predominantly in my career in Gwynedd, I look forward to the different challenge working on Anglesey will present, particularly as its future will see considerable investment, with large multi-national developments scheduled for the island in the coming years. However, it’s equally important we provide a Policing service that is delivering the quality service the communities of Anglesey expect today, and I look forward to working alongside Inspector Jason Higgins, the District Inspector for the island, to ensure we achieve this” ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

“I am keen to build upon the excellent relationship with communities and councillors and together continue to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour. I am a firm believer that we stronger working together with all our partners to ensure we deliver the best possible outcomes for the residents of Anglesey”. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Chief Inspector Armstrong concluded “I am aware of a number of significant arrests and prosecutions in recent years, linked to drug supply and criminality on the island. My intention is to ensure we continue to build on these successes so that Anglesey remains one of the safest places to live, work and visit in the UK. To achieve this, we need the continued support of our residents and local communities to help us identify and target those individuals who cause the most harm and if they witness any suspicious behaviour to let us know immediately.” ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​