The Tinian Department of Public Safety is making do with only 13 police officers for its seven sections. <\/p>\n
Tinian DPS director Juan Santos told Saipan Tribune yesterday that they are experiencing a manpower shortage as the Tinian DPS currently has only 13 police officers, down from 17 back in 2015.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s only 13 officers for the department\u2019s seven sections.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo tell you the truth, we have been struggling with manpower,\u201d he said in a phone interview.<\/p>\n
Santos is proud of the officers because some of them have two to three assignments.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne officer would be my patrol shift supervisor while at the same time doing the sexual offender registry and juvenile,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Some of those who left the department just wanted to relocate to the U.S. mainland.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey didn\u2019t do anything wrong,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Santos disclosed that five police cadets from Tinian will be joining the police academy on Saipan starting this Monday, March 13.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s going to help me big time,\u201d said Santos.<\/p>\n
The five prospective additional officers would give Tinian the momentum to move forward, after the police academy\u2019s graduation before or after this August, he said.<\/p>\n
He still intends, however, to keep asking for more officers in the budget. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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