Updated 14th June - Wilmslow Police have issued a dispersal order for the town centre after a 14-year-old was assaulted outside Wilmslow Leisure Centre at the weekend.
The dispersal order came into place at 4pm today (Monday, 13th June) until 3.59pm on Wednesday, 15th June.
Inspector Andy Baker said "In response to a 14-year-old being assaulted by a number of young people on 10 June outside Wilmslow Leisure Centre, and pockets of anti-social behaviour in the area over the weekend, we have put in place a dispersal order.
"This order is running from 13 June to 15 June and enables officers to direct those suspected of committing crime or anti-social behaviour to leave the highlighted area for 24 hours. They could be arrested if they come back into the marked area on the map within the 24 hour period. We will continue to review the situation and are working with officers from our neighbouring force (Greater Manchester Police) and local schools to prevent further issues."
The dispersal order will be reviewed every few days to see if it needs to be continued.
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Brilliant.
No local cop shop nor cops that many can(not) see in the area. In the face of common sense and I suspect the vast weight of public opinion this kind of low-level misdemeanour, left unchecked, leads to far worse levels of real crime. Once 'they' know there is a very good chance of getting away with things it's just a matter of time - bigger problems, active (and passive) disregard for law and good order begets chaos and discontent/misery for remainder of the otherwise good citizen(s). Theft, say your precious car, from right in front of your nose on the drive - "sorry madam we don't have the resources and it's probably in bits or on it's way abroad by now anyway; here's a Crime Number so you can make an insurance claim". Something worse and even if 'they' do get apprehended it seems to many innocent law-abiding onlookers that the punishment doesn't fit the crime anymore.