Police impose dispersal orders in Thamesmead and Kent areas

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 17 Oct, 12:32 · Archive

Police have imposed dispersal orders across parts of Thamesmead and Kent due to antisocial behaviour concerns.

Police have imposed dispersal orders across Thamesmead and Kent in response to antisocial behaviour concerns. The Metropolitan Police order covers Wolvercote Road, Academy Way, Overton Road, Sydney Road, Maran Way, Shire Court and St John Fisher Road and was authorised by Inspector Keen, running from 8am until 11.59pm on October 17.

Kent Police introduced a separate order covering the town centres of Chatham and Rochester, plus Fort Pitt Gardens, Jackson's Field and Victoria Gardens. The Kent order was enacted on October 16 and remains in force until 11.15am on October 18.

Both orders give officers powers to direct people causing a nuisance to leave the area. Anyone who fails to comply may face police action or arrest if they return. The orders follow a disturbance involving young people on Chatham High Street around 4.25pm on October 8, when three people were released on conditional bail and five arrested on October 16 remain in custody.

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• Dispersal orders imposed across Thamesmead and Kent amid crime concernsLondon police have imposed a Section 35 dispersal order covering the Lesnes Estate and roads on October 17, while Kent Police has introduced an order in Chatham and Rochester.News Shopper · 17 Oct, 12:05
• Dispersal orders imposed across Thamesmead and Kent amid crime concernsLondon police have imposed a Section 35 dispersal order covering the Lesnes Estate and roads on October 17, while Kent Police has introduced an order in Chatham and Rochester.This Is Local London · 17 Oct, 12:05

In this story: Metropolitan Police · Kent Police · Thamesmead · Chatham · Rochester

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