POLICE were tonight out in force as yet another disposal order was put in place following reports of a large group of youngsters causing trouble.
The order has been authorised from 8.36pm tonight (Thursday July 22) and will remain in place until 8.36pm tomorrow (Friday July 23).
It comes just days after two teenagers were stabbed in an attack in Marine Parade, Southend. This also triggered a huge dispersal zone, which gives police powers to move people on swiftly.
The latest dispersal zone tonight follows reports of a large group of young people behaving anti-socially along the seafront, police said tonight.
The order has been put in place to prevent crime and disorder and prevent people living in the area being harassed, alarmed or distressed, police say.
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It gives officers powers to move anyone believed to be behaving anti-socially from the area.
Breaching any direction given under the order is a criminal offence.
The dispersal order covers the area shown in the maps above.
This includes Western Esplanade from Chalkwell Avenue, Westcliff; Marine Parade and Eastern Esplanade in Southend to Lifstan Way, Southchurch.
It also includes Southend High Street.
Anyone who experiences antisocial behaviour should please report it to police on 101.
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