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Teenager issued ASBO for making neighbours lives a misery (NCC and Notts Police release)

A teenager has been issued with an ASBO for making local residents lives a misery in Sneinton.

Sam Lowe, 19, of Byron Court, Sneinton was issued with a two year ASBO on 10 June 2010 for causing a nuisance and distress to local residents and for threatening community protection and police officers.

The anti-social behaviour began in October 2009 where Lowe and a group of friends were being rowdy and letting off fireworks in Lytton Gardens, Sneinton. Police officers who attended the scene warned the group about their behaviour and as a result were verbally abused.

In court Lowe admitted to taking part in several incidents involving anti-social behaviour.

One incident took place on the evening of 12 February 2010 where Lowe and his associates began a rampage which began at the junction of Sneinton Dale and Holborn Avenue.

The group ran around in different directions shouting loudly. Some ran out in front of cars causing them to brake sharply and others ran into residents’ gardens and on to their doorsteps.

They pushed wheelie bins and cones into the road and kicked a football at houses. One person blocked both lanes of Lyndhurst Avenue, preventing vehicles from travelling down it.

Their shouting and activity disturbed neighbours who looked out of their windows and put their lights on to see what was happening.

When approached by a police officer one member of the group swore at him and told the officer to stop following them. On moving away, Lowe repeatedly flashed a torch at the police vehicle into the eyes of the officers.

Keith Priest, Sneinton Neighbourhood Policing Inspector said:

The city council and police will always support local residents and take action against anti-social behaviour and criminal elements affecting them.

Lowe is just one of a few troublemakers in the area and so we will continue to target other key individuals who are known to cause problems in the community. We will offer these people routes out of anti-social behaviour, but if they choose not to take them we will use all our civil and criminal powers to bring these offenders to justice.

The conditions of Sam Lowe’s order prohibit him from threatening to engage or engaging in conduct which causes or is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to anyone not of his household within the city of Nottingham. Lowe is also forbidden from associating with some of his friends and from entering the Sneinton area between 9pm and 7am, unless traveling through on public transport.

Inspector Keith Priest continued:

We all work together to make Sneinton safer and so I would like to thank local residents for their assistance in helping the Community Protection team obtain this ASBO. I ask that residents continue to come forward and report all incidents of anti-social behaviour.

If you see Sam Lowe breaking his Order, please call 0300 300 99 99.

To report anti-social behaviour in your area, ring the confidential anti-social behaviour helpline, available 24 hours a day for Nottingham City residents on 0115 9152020, e-mail asbhelp@nottinghamcity.gov.uk or visit www.protectnottingham.co.uk

(Monday 05 July 09:00:00 GMT)

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