"A well-placed source said:
'The Civil Guard is not going to reply to criticism or praise it receives here.
Officers are just doing their job,
they’re focused on the search
and they’re going to continue with the work they’re doing
without anyone taking time out to respond to the evaluations other people are making'.
'The Force is aware of some of the comments that are already out there
but are prioritising what needs to be done
which is to search for Jay.
Just imagine how much chatter there'd be
if we did publicly respond'.
Another insider added:
'If Lancashire Police have decided to make public their offer of support to the Civil Guard
that’s a decision for them.
But it doesn’t follow that the Civil Guard in
Tenerife
will be making any public statements of their own
in response
and it’s unlikely they will'.
'
We have a different way of doing things
and that's not to say it's better or worse.
Just different'.
There has not yet been any police response,
official or otherwise,
to reports of a possible sighting of Jay outside a church in Santiago de Teide
around 6 pm last Monday."
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