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10 The Link Magazine • June 2004

IMPORTANT (Police use Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003
DECISIONS to crack down on West Swindon louts
Swindon Police now have the powers of a dispersal order to deal with anti-social behaviour around the
C West Swindon Centre and Shaw Ridge following the recording of over 100 incidents, predominantly by
young people, since the beginning of the year. There probably have been countless other less irritating
SOLICITORS problems which have not come to their attention.
Notices have been put up around direction will result qo .`'e+° sac`
D the area and local secondary in arrest, and possi- • dos c105e s
Carter Read & Dove schools have helped distribute leaf- ble imprisonment or w c^a£
lets telling young people the con- fine.
Contact: Commerce House sequences of not complying with West sector corn-
34/35 Commercial Road police requests to move on. mander Inspector Ian e exec
Swindon SNI 5NS
The order applies to the West Bamber said the esca 9s^ , owes I •
* Property Matters Swindon Centre, Link Centre, lating problems of • c°pro ^^^^
Shaw Ridge Leisure Park and the anti-social behaviour
Commercial & Residential
Conveyancing play area on Shaw Ridge, allpopu has been escalating - ^e^a a m sat °

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lar gathering points, over the last six ^^ Link ka ^a ce°
* Employment
It means that between 9pm and months. "This disper-
For both the Employer
6am, any group of two or more can sal order hasbeen au . ,N^. •^
and Employee
be directed to leave the area by a thorised in response ;^ o •• . IF
* Wills & Probate uniformed constable if the officer to over 100 reported ,• SeU gy Q ?^^^+^ ^
Efficient administration of considers that those people are en- incidents, predomi- - °^° '
a loved one's estate gaged in activities which are in- nantly involving
timidating, harassing or alarming young people, and a -
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Tel: (01793) 617617 t lu ardor applies to the oa°o outlined in re^9
the public. Anybody under 16 not similar amount of re-
E-mail: [email protected]
in the effective control of a respon- corded crimes, people away, which impacts on
Website: wwcvc.crd.org.uk
sible adult can be escorted home. "This is unacceptable and it is businesses and tarnishes the repu-
Not complying with the officers hoped this order will assist in re- tation of the area as a whole.
ducing the level of incidents and if "I am very pleased that bot
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am possible eradicate them. Greendown and Bradon Forest
"I am fully aware that the de- Schools are very supportive of this
fined area is a magnet for young process. I'm sure their input and
people, but my hope and expecta- the support of students and their
tion is that everyone using the fa-
OPTIPLAN _ parents will play a big part in the
cilities will do so in a lawful man-
success of this order."
ner. Incidents that have occurred The dispersal order will stay in
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