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‘Nasty’ behaviour upsets residents
9:14am Saturday 16th August 2008
A FED-UP resident of a housing estate in Bradford on Avon said he can no longer cope after weeks of anti-social behaviour.
Police have received reports of people screaming, shouting and urinating in the streets until 4am over the weekend in the Poulton area, pictured.
A local resident, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of retribution, said: "We don't know what to do any more. The last weekend was dreadful.
"We phoned the police twice and it did go quiet at 2.30am but then it started up again.
"I have had my car damaged. I went out the other day and it had been interfered with and we are just tired of it. It's just not fair."
The concerned resident explained that the raucous behaviour over the last few weeks has affected their family life and they have now reached a point where they are too worried to let their child play out in the garden.
Police have stepped up patrols in the area and are hoping that their long-term strategies will help to bring crime down on the estate.
Sgt Sean Brady of Bradford on Avon police, said: "We are now looking at putting in dispersal orders and directly addressing a couple of families that live there.
"We want to hear comments from people about what's going on there and we want to know who is involved.
"Equally we would like the community as a whole to take some responsibility for the problems."
Rebecca O'Neill, a representative from Selwood Housing, which has many residents living in the affected area, said: "We have been working closely with residents in Poulton, the police and the families concerned to tackle the problems there in the best way possible for everyone involved.
"We have a number of residents logging incidents for us and would encourage anyone suffering anti-social behaviour in Poulton to get in touch with us on 01225 715715. We are hopeful that the problem will be resolved in the coming weeks and months."
Bradford town and county councillor Malcolm Hewson said: "In Bradford we do get our share of occasional anti-social and nasty behaviour and it is sometimes persistent and takes time to find a solution.
"I shall be looking into it with the police, the housing association, and the district council ."
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CC, Wiltshire says...
12:15pm Sat 16 Aug 08
JOKE!!!!!!!
*Add place as you see fit!
DILLIGAF, Westbury says...
1:08pm Sat 16 Aug 08
JOKE!!!!!!!
*Add place as you see fit!"
Oldenburg Road?
why?, Wilts says...
1:49pm Sat 16 Aug 08
walter, wilshur says...
3:54pm Sat 16 Aug 08
Necker, Trowbridge says...
7:20pm Sat 16 Aug 08
"Equally we would like the community as a whole to take some responsibility for the problems."
Vigilantes? Are you serious?
No!
Don't you dare pass the buck!
Get your arses into the estate, whip out your night sticks and deal out some justice.
YOU TAKE THE RESPONSIBILTY YOU HAVE SWORN TO UPHOLD!
Whats your motto again?
These people are asking for help and support nothing more.
Supply it, no expense spared, no holds barred.
Thats what they/we expect.
Alex Zivojinovich, Wiltshire says...
11:04pm Mon 18 Aug 08
DILLIGAF wrote:Poxcroft Mead.
"a big wall around Westbury*? JOKE!!!!!!! *Add place as you see fit!" Oldenburg Road?
eh?, Wilts says...
6:49pm Thu 21 Aug 08
Necker wrote:yeah, no expense spared would be nice.
"Equally we would like the community as a whole to take some responsibility for the problems."
Vigilantes? Are you serious?
No!
Don't you dare pass the buck!
Get your arses into the estate, whip out your night sticks and deal out some justice.
YOU TAKE THE RESPONSIBILTY YOU HAVE SWORN TO UPHOLD!
Whats your motto again?
These people are asking for help and support nothing more.
Supply it, no expense spared, no holds barred.
Thats what they/we expect.
It's a shame all the government red tape and budgets don't allow for it.
Same applies for "whipping out night sticks" even metaphorically - lots of bull**** they need to go through.
Same again, applies to putting in a dispersal order - it takes a bit of time to negotiate the red tape, have a look at this link: it's not all relevant, but a lot is - and it's interesting nonetheless:
http://www.jrf.org.u
k/knowledge/findings
/housing/2135.asp
Walter McCabe, Freshford says...
2:33pm Tue 26 Aug 08
Red Neck Retards, a better place says...
12:48am Wed 27 Aug 08
Necker wrote:I feel sorry for the few good people of Poulton. It would be nice to see the authorities take their heads out of their Backsides and remove the worst offenders. Instead of still pretending they havent quite figured out what is going on. Lets see some proper coppers kicking doors in and dragging them out of bed lunchtimes instead of mincing up and down the street trying hard to look interested. People are looking for help now. We dont need long-term strategies that dont work. I would like to see crime rates drop now not in 10 years .
"Equally we would like the community as a whole to take some responsibility for the problems."Vigilantes? Are you serious? No! Don't you dare pass the buck! Get your arses into the estate, whip out your night sticks and deal out some justice. YOU TAKE THE RESPONSIBILTY YOU HAVE SWORN TO UPHOLD! Whats your motto again? These people are asking for help and support nothing more. Supply it, no expense spared, no holds barred. Thats what they/we expect.
"We want to hear comments from people about what's going on there and we want to know who is involved.
"Equally we would like the community as a whole to take some responsibility for the problems."
These kinds of comments from the town sergeant highlight what little support these poor people are receiving from the police. Perhaps he should deputise some of the residents and organise a posse.
I wonder why we only have a one percent decrease in? crime.
meathead69, bradford on avon says...
9:05pm Tue 2 Sep 08
wonderwoman, bradford-on-avon,Wil
tshire says...
3:01pm Wed 3 Sep 08
Everyone has a right to live in harmony don't you think? Unfortunately for them justice was done in this occassion.
Walter McCabe, Freshford says...
9:20am Thu 4 Sep 08
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