Inspector Paul Hogben, of the Southend Community Policing Team, said: “We know concerns have been raised by businesses and the public and we want to make it clear that we will not tolerate antisocial behaviour and disorder anywhere in the district and will use the powers available to us to tackle it. “We know that such behaviour impacts on businesses and families in the area and we want them to know we are here to protect them. “We will have additional patrols in place in Old Leigh over the weekend to keep people safe. “I would say to anyone who is thinking of going to Old Leigh to enjoy the bank holiday safely and legally, please continue to do so.
Police - teams on patrol in Chalkwell Park. Inset: Some of the exclusion zones TEENAGERS from gangs which police believe could possibly be linked to two murder investigations, have been banned from entering parts of Southend, Rayleigh and Leigh. The fifteen yobs - five boys from the Leigh Lot and ten boys from O Block - are part of gangs which have been linked to drug dealing, violence and anti-social behaviour. Police are also investigating possible links between the gangs, based in Southend and Rayleigh, and a violent incident in which a man died and another suffered life-changing injuries after a disturbance in Southend in August last year.
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URINE lined the streets while broken bottles were left scattered across Old Leigh following yet another night of chaos for the town. Leigh councillor Carole Mulroney is now calling for a dispersal order to be put in place every weekend throughout the summer, covering the town from Friday to Sunday along with bank holiday Mondays. It’s hoped the move will deter the repeated onslaught suffered by the community with Leigh having been plagued with gang fights, drug dealing and drunken youths causing mayhem. It comes after yet another dispersal zone was imposed in Leigh Old Town following anti-social behaviour and people refusing to leave the area.