Police issue dispersal orders across Nottinghamshire for Halloween

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 30 Oct, 20:50 · Archive

Nottinghamshire Police have issued dispersal orders in Beeston and West Bridgford to prevent antisocial behaviour over Halloween weekend.

Nottinghamshire Police have issued dispersal orders across parts of Beeston and West Bridgford for the Halloween weekend to tackle antisocial behaviour. The orders cover town centres, parks and recreation grounds from 15:00 on Saturday 31 October to 03:00 on Sunday 1 November, and may be re-imposed at any time.

The dispersal orders will give officers temporary powers to remove people without arresting them. Nottinghamshire Live reports that the measures follow information about planned gatherings of young people in West Bridgford and previous incidents of antisocial behaviour in recent weeks. Additional police officers will be on patrol.

Inspector Usha Madaraa, district commander for Broxtowe, said Halloween should be a time of fun for families and that police would not tolerate poor behaviour. She added that young people engaging in antisocial behaviour could expect to be taken home in a police car and face conversations with their parents. Sergeant Che Sands of the Rushcliffe neighbourhood policing team said the vast majority of young people would celebrate Halloween appropriately and that the dispersal order would allow police to target groups perceived as causing nuisance.

How it is being reported

• Planned gatherings of youths in West Bridgford over Halloween spark police responseA dispersal order has been put in place until 3am on Sunday (November 1)Nottinghamshire Live · 30 Oct, 20:12
• Dispersal order issued for town centre on HalloweenPolice say additional officers would be on patrol "to remove any troublemakers".BBC Nottingham · 29 Oct, 13:02

In this story: Nottinghamshire Police · Beeston · West Bridgford · Usha Madaraa · Che Sands · Rushcliffe · Broxtowe

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