POLICE have imposed a dispersal zone in St Helens town centre for the second weekend running.
Officers have enacted the order under Section 34 of the Anti-Social Behaviour & Policing Act 2014, which gives police officers and police community support traffic officers powers to direct people who are engaging in anti-social behaviour or are likely to become involved in such incidents.
Police said the order starts at 6pm this evening (Friday, February 23) and lasts until 6pm on Sunday, February, 25, 2024.
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In a statement police said: "The dispersal order under section 34/35 Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 has been authorised in an attempt to remove / reduce the likelihood of members of the public in the locality being harassed, alarmed or distressed.
"The following streets, including all streets and spaces within, are included: A58 Linkway West, A58 Linkway East, Parr Street, Shaw Street, Hall Street, Standish Street, College Street, Duke Street, A570 Boundary Road and Kirkland Street."
A dispersal zone had been put in place for the same times last week.
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