There was an incident of Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) last night (18/09/24) in Bedlington Station. Police attended and 3x arrests were made.

A Dispersal Order will be in place from this evening for a period of 48hrs to prevent further ASB. A Dispersal Order enables Police Officers and PCSOs to direct a person who has engaged in, or is likely to engage in, ASB to leave a specified area and not to return for a period of 48 hours. A Dispersal Notice can be issued to anyone over 10 years of age. It is a criminal offence to remain in the area of exclusion or return to the area once a notice has been issued. Anyone found to be contravening a Dispersal Notice issued upon them may be liable to be arrested.

The area of Bedlington Station the Dispersal Order covers is as below:

Increased Police Patrols will be present in the area and reassurance visits will be made to residents and business premises from this afternoon.

Partnership liaison is ongoing.

Thank you.

Sgt 1522 Steve Cook

Bedlington Neighbourhood Policing Team