Street drinkers faced with Asbos (From Echo)
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Street drinkers faced with Asbos
2:00pm Saturday 6th October 2012 in News By Laura Smith
STREET drinkers will be faced with antisocial behaviour orders to stop them intimidating people in Southend.
Police are employing a ‘three strikes and your out policy’ to put a stop to issues from drunks and beggars in the town centre.
Officers will patrolling the hotspots around the New Empire Theatre, in Alexandra Street, Sainsbury’s at the top of the High Street, and around the bandstands.
They will be accompanied by drugs and alcohol workers from CRI (Crime Reduction Initiatives) who will offer them help.
If they refuse this help, the next step is for police to issu
e a warning letter telling them not to behave in an antisocial manner. If they are caught again police will take them to court to pursue an antisocial behaviour order.
This means they will be given certain conditions to adhere to, such as not to be drunk in a public place, or to be excluded from a certain area. Any breach of these orders can lead to a jail term.
Insp Bill Potter, of Southend police, said: “We are more than happy to support them in their engagement with services, but if they don’t engage and are being a persitent problem we will pursue antisocial behaviour orders.”
Comments(11)
Displeased of Shoebury
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3:24pm Sat 6 Oct 12
Chymes81
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5:06pm Sat 6 Oct 12
Nebs
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5:46pm Sat 6 Oct 12
Chymes81 wrote:It's not a public place any more. The public are scared stiff to go near the place.
What about the drunks and the druggies in warrior square park. There is a sign there that says there is a £500 fine for drinking in a public place. I've seen the police take drink off them and pour it away, but that's it. Give them the fine. If they're on benefits then reduce their benefits until the fine is paid off.
Truth Will Prevail
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5:59pm Sat 6 Oct 12
beyond the valley of the asbos
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6:21pm Sat 6 Oct 12
Truth Will Prevail wrote:i got some rotten fruit. suits you sir!
You wouldn't want Asbo set on you, I'd rather be put in the stocks.
Brunning999
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9:50pm Sat 6 Oct 12
They will never change and will take all the bird handed out to them.
Only when they realize that the only person that can really help is themselves will they turn it all around.
152
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8:22am Sun 7 Oct 12
Chymes81 wrote:The offence for which a fine is payable is 'failing to surrender' the alcohol, not drinking it in a designated place.
What about the drunks and the druggies in warrior square park. There is a sign there that says there is a £500 fine for drinking in a public place. I've seen the police take drink off them and pour it away, but that's it. Give them the fine. If they're on benefits then reduce their benefits until the fine is paid off.
Alice in Her Own Land :P
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4:13pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Basildon.lad.21
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5:27pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Basildon.lad.21
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5:28pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Alice in Her Own Land :P wrote:I dont think it needs to be extended to Westcliff, I think it needs to be extended throughout the country!
This needs to be extended to Westcliff and beyond ... Hamlet Court car park is usually frequented by drinkers on the benches be it awake or comatose and the amount just walking about with cans of lager etc is rising as there are no deterrents.
Nebs says...
2:19pm Sat 6 Oct 12