Residents of a Sutton-in-Ashfield street say they were shocked to discover that court orders had been imposed on two properties there which ban the occupants from entering. Nottinghamshire Police announced that the orders had been secured from Mansfield Magistrates' Court on Friday, August 19.
The force said that the action came following repeated reports of drug-related crime, disorder and antisocial behaviour. The district commander for the area said that the behaviour on Collins Avenue was having a "huge negative impact on people living nearby".
A complete closure order has been imposed on one property, which is now boarded up, banning anyone from entering it for a period of three months. Another property had a partial closure imposed on it, which bans the occupant from entering it.
