Janet Finch-Saunders, Member of the Welsh Parliament for Aberconwy, has undertaken a visit to Llandudno Police Station to meet North Wales Police’s new Chief Constable, Amanda Blakeman.
Ms Blakeman was appointed as Deputy Chief Constable for West Mercia Police in February 2017 having previously been Assistant Chief Constable for Local Policing, since October 2014, for Warwickshire Police and West Mercia Police. She joined Gwent Police in October 2019 as Deputy Chief Constable, and was appointed as Chief Constable for North Wales in October 2022.
Commenting after meeting the Chief Constable in Llandudno, Janet said:
“We are fortunate that an officer with three decades of experience has been appointed Chief Constable, and that she is already getting to grips with some of the issues facing Aberconwy.
“It was vital to me that we met for the first time here in Llandudno so to help emphasise the considerable problems we are experiencing, especially with anti-social behaviour.
“Amanda is an inspirational lady who is determined to deliver. With a great team backing her on the ground, I have every confidence that she will achieve considerable success. In fact, she is already delivering on rural crime, arrests, and combating trafficking.”
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Janet Finch-Saunders MS/AS and Amanda Blakeman, Chief Constable
Mae Janet Finch-Saunders, Aelod o’r Senedd dros Aberconwy, wedi ymweld â Gorsaf Heddlu Llandudno i gwrdd â Phrif Gwnstabl newydd Heddlu Gogledd Cymru, Amanda Blakeman.
Cafodd Ms Blakeman ei phenodi'n Ddirprwy Brif Gwnstabl Heddlu Gorllewin Mersia ym mis Chwefror 2017 ar ôl bod yn Brif Gwnstabl Cynorthwyol ar gyfer plismona lleol, ers mis Hydref 2014, i Heddlu Swydd Warwig a Heddlu Gorllewin Mersia. Ymunodd â Heddlu Gwent ym mis Hydref 2019 fel Dirprwy Brif Gwnstabl, ac fe'i penodwyd yn Brif Gwnstabl Gogledd Cymru ym mis Hydref 2022.
Wrth sôn am y Prif Gwnstabl yn Llandudno, dywedodd Janet:
"Rydyn ni’n ffodus bod swyddog sydd â thri degawd o brofiad wedi cael ei phenodi'n Brif Gwnstabl, a'i bod eisoes yn mynd i'r afael â rhai o'r materion sy'n wynebu Aberconwy.
"Roedd yn hanfodol i mi ein bod wedi cwrdd am y tro cyntaf yma yn Llandudno er mwyn helpu i bwysleisio'r problemau sylweddol rydyn ni'n eu profi, yn enwedig gydag ymddygiad gwrthgymdeithasol.
"Mae Amanda yn ddynes ysbrydoledig sy'n benderfynol o gyflawni. Gyda thîm gwych yn ei chefnogi ar lawr gwlad, mae gen i bob hyder y bydd hi'n cyflawni cryn lwyddiant. Mewn gwirionedd, mae hi eisoes yn cyflawni o ran troseddau gwledig, arestio, ac yn y frwydr yn erbyn masnachu mewn pobl."
DIWEDD
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Janet Finch-Saunders AS a’r Prif Gwnstabl, Amanda Blakeman
