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A closure ordered was secured on a house in Royston last week following an application made by the North Herts Community Safety Unit (CSU), Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT), North Herts Council and Peabody Housing.
The order was granted at Stevenage Magistrates Court to close the property in Hardy Drive for three months, due to the anti-social behaviour (ASB) of the tenant.
Officers had received numerous complaints of anti-social behaviour over several months. The housing association, Peabody Housing, had also received complaints from residents regarding ASB connected to the address, which was having a detrimental effect on their lives.
Working with North Herts Council, Peabody Housing and other agencies, CSU Sergeant Chris Adshead, Senior ASB Officer Jeanette Dallimore, and Royston NPT Officers applied to have the address closed for a three-month period to give the local community some respite from the issues whilst the problem is addressed. The Closure Order was granted under Section 80 of the ASB Crime and Policing Act 2014. It bans anyone, other than police or maintenance workers, from entering the property for three months.
Senior ASB Officer Jeanette Dallimore said: “Officers were called to the address on numerous occasions due to reports of anti-social behaviour and this behaviour was escalating.
“Local residents should not have to put up with this kind of activity impacting on their daily lives in this way. I hope this has reassured the community that we take reports like this very seriously and, along with our partners, have worked extremely hard to gather evidence to support the closure order application.
“We will use every available tactic to tackle anti-social behaviour and I would continue to urge members of the community to report any behaviour of this nature to the police.”
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