Crackdown on bad behaviour in Portsmouth

A POLICE crackdown on bad behaviour has been launched in Somers Town and Southsea.
By The Newsroom
Published 28th May 2016, 09:48 BST
Updated 28th May 2016, 10:53 BST

Officers now have the powers to order people to leave the area if police think they’re involved in, or likely to become involved in, anti-social behaviour.

The roads covered by the dispersal order are: St Paul’s Road, Winston Churchill Avenue, Greetham Street, Blackfriars Road, St Andrew’s Road, Elm Grove and Kings Road and all the roads within this area.

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The dispersal order, made under Section 35 of the Antisocial Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014, will be reviewed on Sunday.

A Hampshire police spokesman said: ‘Following complaints of antisocial behaviour in the Somerstown area, the Portsmouth South District Inspector, Phil Lamb, has authorised a further dispersal order under Section 35 of the Antisocial Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014.

‘This is in agreement with the local authority.’