Anti-social behaviour – open street drinking: Portswood Broadway (by the corner of October Books and the unmade alleyway, and on the steps of Victory Gospel Church)
Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Oct 29, 2024 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 commentsTook place on Tuesday 29 October between at least 12:15pm and 12:45pm.
6 men and 1 woman congregated on the steps of Victory Gospel Church and 4 men (one with a large plastic bottle of drink) by the corner of October Books and the unmade alleyway.
This is in violation of the Public Spaces Protection Order in Portswood Broadway.
Reported to Community Safety. The person reporting asked to be informed of the outcome of this report. The result, it was passed on to the Police as only two CityWardens on duty for the whole of Southampton.
Note: When asked, PCSO HM said she believed that the Victory Church forecourt is private property, but “they do engage with people if they are sat there drinking.”
Also when asked if the Police are still able to stop them drinking in the open while there and does the Victory Church forecourt area come under the Public Spaces Protection Order for Portswood? She said: “Yes I believe that it does.”
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