Police close down house-turned-brothel in Warrington
The property on Forshaw Street was being used for sex work by two women.
Police have closed down a house in Warrington that had been turned into a brothel.
Not only was the house, on Forshaw Street, Orford, being used for sex work by two women living there – a large amount of rubbish that had been left in the garden.
Neighbours had complained about the amount of noise, visitors and rubbish.
The two tenants, who had been living at the privately rented house since August, have now been removed from the address and the house has been boarded up for a period of up to three months.
Detective Constable Stephen Deehan, of the Warrington Hidden Harm Team, said: “We visited the house after receiving intelligence that the house was being used as a brothel.
“After establishing that the two women living there were not being exploited or coerced into sex work, we gathered evidence of unacceptable levels of anti-social behaviour, disorder, noise and rubbish at the property.
“This was having a significant detrimental impact on the quality of life of local residents.
“Information supplied by neighbours played a key role in the evidence we gathered that has enabled us to secure a closure order for the house.
“We want people to be able to live in their homes without having to suffer from the effects of unacceptable issues at neighbouring properties.
“The closure order is another example of our commitment to targeting those who undermine our communities and bring misery to others.
“I hope that this case encourages others to report and give statements regarding anti-social behaviour or criminal activity at properties they live near.
“As this case shows, we will do something about it.
“At Cheshire Constabulary we are committed to tackling those who engage in anti-social or criminal activity at their own home. Those who do so risk losing the property.”
Officers will be carrying out regular checks of the house over the next three months to ensure that the closure order is not breached.
No arrests have been made in connection with the house closure.