Dispersal order for Southend after fight involving weapon
The order is in place until 7pm this evening
A dispersal order has been put in place by Essex Police following a fight in Southend.
Officers were called out to Queen Road at around 5:30pm on Tuesday (15 April).
The force say no-one was injured and they recovered a bladed weapon.
As a result a dispersal order, under Section 35 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, has been authorised.
This order remain in place until 7pm on Wednesday (16 April).
It gives officers the power to direct people to leave a specific area if there are reasonable grounds to believe their behaviour is likely to contribute to crime or disorder.
The order covers Southend High Street and surrounding areas as defined within the accompanying map.
Inspector Steven Baker said:
“We’ve been hugely helped by the public following this earlier disorder, which we believe took place between individuals who are known to each other.
“I would reassure the people of Southend that we simply will not tolerate incidents of this nature.
“This order will have no impact on the vast majority of good, law-abiding people we want to protect in Southend.
“It will however help us as we look to prevent any further incidents and apprehend those responsible.”