Police warn of dangers after reports of trespassing at abandoned Newark school
Reports include children scaling unsafe fragile roofs at the site
Neighbourhood police are urging parents to speak to their children about the risks of trespassing, after a series of reports about groups at a former school site in Newark.
Officers say they have recently received a number of reports including youths breaking into the abandoned old Newark High School site, known as the Lilley and Stone site, in London Road, and causing damage.
Other reports include children scaling unsafe fragile roofs at the site.
Police say that is despite clear warning signs urging people to keep out and warnings of asbestos present within the building.
'They are in danger'
Police Constable Eden Sisson, of the Newark and Sherwood neighbourhood policing team, said: “We are concerned that these young people are risking serious injury or worse every time they trespass in this way.
“They are in danger of harming themselves from a fall or other hazards at this unsafe derelict property.
“As a neighbourhood team we’ve been working hard to find solutions to the problem which includes carrying out targeted high-visibility patrols.
“Appropriate action will be taken if children are found trespassing at this site, which is monitored by CCTV cameras.
"It’s important these young people understand they are committing offences by behaving in this way and we will deal robustly with those found to be involved.
“To help us keep people safe, we are also asking for the help of parents and carers, particularly to check where their children are during the evenings and make it clear to them about the risks involved.
“We don’t want to have to be knocking on their doors to deliver the upsetting news if someone is seriously injured, or worse, because unbeknown to them, their children were playing in a dangerous derelict building.”