Sturminster Newton Neighbourhood Policing Team Weekly Update

Sturminster Newton Neighbourhood Policing Team Weekly Update

Today, PC Ed Lewis and PC Jack White attended Southampton Magistrates' Court, where a Partial Closure Order was granted for a problematic address in the town following ongoing and repeated reports of Anti-social behaviour. 

The order was authorised by a District Judge and will initially remain in place for three months.

The order stipulates that only the lawful tenant may be present at the property. Issued under Section 80 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, it gives police the power to remove and arrest anyone found inside the property, other than the tenant, employees or agents of Sovereign Network Group, or emergency service personnel. 

This is an important and powerful piece of legislation that enables police and housing providers to protect vulnerable people, residents, tenants, and the wider community from anti-social behaviour and associated criminality.
 

A huge thank you to everyone who contributed to achieving this outcome! Your support, information, and partnership working have been invaluable, and we could not have done it without you. Together, we are helping to make our communities safer.

We hope you have a safe and enjoyable week.