Police issue Flint Dispersal Notice for this weekend following increase in anti social behaviour

North Flintshire Policing Team have issued a Dispersal Order in part of Flint for this weekend following a recent rise in anti social behaviour.

The notice which covers Flint Retail Park, gives police the power to disperse individuals or groups causing or likely to cause anti-social behaviour in public places.

Police Officers and PCSOs will be able to ask a person to leave an area and not return for up to 48 hours, the direction can be given to anyone over the age of 10.

Officers will be able to return children under 16 years of age home or to another place of safety, if they are behaving anti-socially and are not accompanied by an adult, failure to comply with the Dispersal Order is a criminal offence.

The Dispersal Notice will be in place from 3pm Friday to 12.01am on Sunday, March 4.

A spokesperson for North Flintshire Policing team said;

“Owing to an increase in reported incidents of Anti-Social Behaviour in the Flint area, an Inspector has authorised a Dispersal Notice.

The notice allows Police Officers or PCSOs to direct any person who is acting or may act in an Anti-Social manner to leave a specified area for a period of time. Failure to comply with this may result in an arrest.

Parents please don’t let your children fall foul of this legislation this weekend. Do you know where they are, who they are with and what they are doing?

If you see our Officers out around Flint tonight come and say hi!”

If you are worried about anti-social behaviour in your area call police on 101.