WHO’S WHO IN THE RGP

WHO’S WHO IN THE RGP

‘The worst thing I’ve had to do in the RGP was to arrest one of my friends’

Those are the words of 23-year-old police officer Jay Marin, who only joined the Royal Gibraltar Police two years ago.

Yet already, Jay has learnt how policing a small community where everyone knows each other comes with unique challenges.
‘The arrest of my friend started as something quite simple,’ says Jay.
‘It was during the Covid lockdown restrictions and he was not wearing a facemask. I told him that if he stayed in Governor’s Street, he would be fined. I suggested that he moved on to Queensway where he didn’t need to wear a mask but, instead of taking my advice, he became obstructive and abusive.

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