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| Drinking takes place behind the hedge, discarded beer and cider cans thrown in this access area. PFNW counted fourteen empty cans and other rubbish. |
This is a wake-up call to all parents and guardians of teenagers living on or near Fellowes Gardens. Do you know what they are doing? PFNW were contacted by a family, the husband is disabled and they have two very young childen. There is currently no effective Neighbourhood Watch in the area but we are to assist in the formation of a new group, using the PFNW model and also to set up a pattern of random observations.
It seems that at around 6:30 pm EVERY EVENING a group of teenagers, meet on the green, hide behind the low hedge and consume copius quantities of lager and cider, as they drink they become loud and abusive and in some cases verbally and physically attack local residents. Cars have also been stoned and paintwork scratched.
One such resident is now so terrified, she will not leave her house unless she has an escort. The teenage gang post lookouts and scatter if they see police approach. The cans of alcohol says the local resident, all come from the nearby off-licence on London Road and if that is not enough a further group of 'winos' sit on the low garden wall facing London Road, immediately oposite the off-licence.
At the regular neighbourhood policing meetings, Fellowes Gardens is often on the agenda, and this diverts resources from other areas. What we need are discreet pictures of the drinkers and any evidence of under age drinking.
We also need the off-licence on London Road to ensure AT ALL TIMES alcohol is not being sold to underage drinkers or those who appear to be drunk. What we do not want is for residents to approach the groups or to place themselves in any danger. Many of the apartments overlook the grassed area and would make an ideal observation or photography point.
If you see these groups forming, or anti social behaviour [ASB] in progress, or you have been physically or verbally abused telephone police or CRIMESTOPPERS on 0800 555111, they will not ask for your name or trace your phone call. We would also like to you send us your phone pictures and any video with times, dates and detail.
Simply leave a comment (click on the pencil icon below) on this website and we will give you the link or arrange to offload pictures from your SD card or camera memory. If the ASB is serious or there are 'threats to the person' and currently in progress, then don't hesitate dial 999.
I manged to take some photographs and will send them to you. It really is terrible that the off-licence is selling people who are clearly drunk already cans of strong lager and cider. They throw the empty cans at cars in the parking bay.
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