Dear Resident

Our St Matthews team has been visiting addresses in Walsall to hand out anti-social behaviour (ASB) warning letters.

The letters were handed to parents and guardians of young people we have stopped for behaving in an anti-social way in Walsall town centre.

This includes children throwing fireworks and intimidating visitors to the town with their unacceptable behaviour. Five letters were delivered.

If their behaviour continues they may be referred to the Youth Offending Services for their issues to be addressed.

The action has been carried out as part of ASB Awareness Week 2024 - a national campaign to fight ASB and keep communities safe.

Running from 18 to 24 November, ASB Awareness Week aims to encourage communities to take a stand against ASB and highlight the actions that can be taken by those experiencing it.

Neighbourhood officer PC Courtney Tongue, who delivered the letters, said: “People shouldn’t have to visit the town and be intimidated in such a way. 

“Some of the behaviour displayed including throwing fireworks isn’t acceptable and we won’t tolerate it. We will be delivering more letters to parents and guardians in the future.”

Inspector Pete Poolton, neighbourhood policing manager for Walsall LPA, said: “We will continue our high-visibility patrols in the lead up to Christmas and warn young people who take part in anti-social behaviour that there will be consequences for their actions.” 

We would urge people to report anti-social behaviour to the police by calling 101 or contact your local authority ASB hotline. To give information anonymously, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Follow the hashtag #ASBAwarenessWeek to keep up to date with our activity and see more great work from our officers.

Antisocial behaviour | West Midlands Police

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