Police have put a dispersal order in place in Gloucester city centre this weekend as part of their ongoing work to tackle anti-social behaviour (ASB).
The Section 34 order, will be in place until 2pm on Sunday.
It covers part of the city centre including Black Dog Way/Gouda Way to the North, Trier Way to the East, Llanthony Road/Castle Meads Way to the West and St Ann Way/Trier Way to the South.
The order will allow officers to direct any person who is in that locality to leave the area and not return for up to 48 hours where their behaviour is likely to result in members of the public being harassed, alarmed or distressed.
It was put in place following numerous reports involving a group of intoxicated people who have been fighting amongst themselves, being aggressive, begging, shouting abuse and intimidating people around the city centre.
Inspector James O’Neill from the Gloucester Neighbourhood Policing Team said: “We want people to be able to enjoy the Bank Holiday weekend without anti-social behaviour impacting their safety and well-being.
“We will not tolerate behaviour from people that causes fear, damage, or disruption in our community and we will be conducting additional patrols across the city centre this weekend to enforce the dispersal order if anyone is found breaching it.”
