The details were given to members of Llangollen Town Council at
their meeting on Tuesday evening by Sergeant Paul Hughes of the neighbourhood policing
team.
Giving one of his regular updates on policing activity in
the area, he explained how the orders – known as CRASBOs – differed from
Anti-Social Behaviour Orders in that breaching one was a criminal offence.
For a breach, the maximum penalty is
five years imprisonment for an adult or a two year Detention and Training Order
for juveniles, 12 months of which is custodial.
Sgt Hughes said that over the past few
months, his team had handed out three CRASBOs after much hard work to compile a
case against the recipients.
The first, he said, had gone to a male
from the Plas Madoc area who had been coming to Llangollen for around 12 months
and had been the subject of numerous complaints of anti-social behaviour.
mainly related to alcohol.
Sgt Hughes said he had been causing a
particular problem for elderly residents in the Hill Street area.
He added: “We obtained the order against
him two weeks ago and he is not allowed to enter any of the 30mph zones around
the town.
“The order lasts for two years and if it
is breached there will be a custodial sentence.”
Sgt Hughes said the other two CRASBOs
had gone to a male and a female who had been associating with the other male
recipient.
He added: “They were causing
untold trouble – anti-social behaviour and drink related - and the order means
that for the next two years they are not to go within 50 yards of Hill Street.”
Welcoming the action, the mayor,
Cllr Jon Haddy, said: “The problem with ASBOs is that there was no penalty if
they were breached."
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