A message from District Inspector Steve Pawson:
Parents & Carers Please ensure your young people are aware of the following:
In response to the recent incidents of Anti-social behaviour, over the last 48 hours, 10 youths have been arrested for several different offences across the West Conwy District.
These have involved arrests for offences against persons, public order offences and burglary. They are all live investigations, so I am not able to provide further details, however I want to reassure the community that anti-social behaviour and criminal offending will continue to be dealt with proportionately and robustly.
It is important to remember that this is a small minority of children behaving in an antisocial manner.
Such behaviour affects all sections of our communities including children. My teams continue to work with partners and third sector groups to prevent and deter children and teens from engaging in this type of behaviour, thereby keeping the community safe. I would encourage parents and carers to play their part, and ensure they know where their young people are.
Where there is clear criminality there will be appropriate application of the Criminal Justice system.
With recent incidents in mind, your local team will be visibly patrolling in Llandudno this weekend when we will once again welcome the Victorian Extravaganza.
To ensure this enjoyable, family friendly event is not marred by a tiny fraction of our community, I have authorised the implementation of a Dispersal Order, covering the areas marked on the maps.
This will come into force at 1pm on Saturday, 29th April and will last for 48 hours until 1pm on Monday 1st May.
What does this mean?
This gives my officers (including PCSO?s) the power to disperse a group of people who are causing, or are likely to cause a nuisance, harassment, distress, or public safety concern.
Failure to comply with the order, or returning to the Dispersal Area may result in police returning young people under 16 to their homes. (For adults, failure to comply with an order could be treated as an offence and you could be convicted. If this happened, you could be fined or issued with a term in prison of up to three months.)
However, I would like to stress, that adults and young people who are behaving themselves have nothing to fear from this order ? all are welcome to enjoy this great event in our beautiful town.
Finally, Id like to thank our local community for your continued support. Please be assured we are working hard to ensure that the very small number of people perpetrating these crimes do not disproportionately impact on the vast majority of law-abiding residents and visitors.
Message Sent By
PC Llinos Hughes
(North Wales Police, NPT, Central )
Dispersal order issued for Llandudno as 10 youths arrested ahead of Victorian Extravaganza weekend
The order comes into force at 1pm on Saturday and will stay in place until 1pm on Monday
North Wales Police have issued a 48-hour dispersal order covering parts of Llandudno over the bank holiday weekend. It comes after a number of incidents over the past two days led to 10 youths being arrested across the west Conwy district.
The order comes into force on Saturday, April 29, at 1pm and will remain in force until 1pm on Monday, May 1.
Police say they will also be visibly stepping up patrols in Llandudno over the weekend as the town welcomes the return of the popular Victorian Extravaganza.
cont plus maps https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/dispersal-order-issued-llandudno-10-26805829
