62-year-old Kettering man issued with criminal behaviour order
Thomas Murray, of Saunders Close, was known for street drinking and abusive behaviour, despite previous warnings.
A 62-year-old man has been issued with a criminal behaviour order after repeated incidents of anti-social behaviour in Kettering town centre.
Thomas Murray, of Saunders Close, Kettering, was flagged to police in 2024 due to his persistent street drinking and associated anti-social behaviour in the town centre, which has a Public Space Protection order (PSPO).
Murray’s behaviour has included regularly being intoxicated in the town centre, urinating and defecating in public, littering, being abusive to members of the public, and generally behaving in a disorderly manner.
As a result, he was issued with a community protection warning in May 2025, and when this was breached, a community protection notice was issued in July.
However, Murray continued to breach the notice, resulting in multiple complaints from members of the public whose trips into the town centre were blighted by his behaviour and local businesses regarding loss of revenue.
Now, neighbourhood policing officers have managed to secure a criminal behaviour order (CBO) against him, meaning he is not allowed in certain parts of Kettering town centre, including Silver Street, Market Street, High Street and Gold Street.
He is also not allowed to be in a group of two or more likely to cause harassment, alarm, distress, nuisance and/or annoyance, or allowed any open container of alcohol in any public place in Northamptonshire.