Man banned from north Shropshire street and stores after 'unacceptable' behaviour 'negatively impacts' locals
A man has been given a five-year Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO), which means he cannot enter certain areas of Wem and Whitchurch - including shops.
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Arron Bate, of no fixed abode, was given the CBO at Telford Magistrates Court yesterday (Wednesday, February 5).
The order means the 32-year-old is banned from entering Isherwoods Way, as well as Tesco on White Lion Meadow, in Wem; The Factory Shop on Green End in Whitchurch and Morrisons Daily on Wrexham Road, also Whitchurch.
Bate's CBO is due to run until February 2028. If he fails to comply with the order, which was requested by West Mercia Police's Wem Safer Neighbourhood Team, Bate could face up to five years in prison.
A CBO is a civil order designed to tackle the most serious and persistent antisocial individuals. The powers to issue a CBO are contained in the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, where behaviour has found to have caused alarm, distress or harassment.
Sergeant Liam Heathcote, from the Safer Neighbourhood Team, said: "The behaviour shown by Bate over a period of time has been unacceptable and has had a negative impact on a lot of people within the local community.
“I am glad that the court has issued this order which I hope will curb Bate’s behaviour and help to protect the people in the north of Shropshire."
Police say that anyone who sees Bate in breach of his CBO, or committing an offence, should report it to police immediately.
