CCTV: Police continue to investigate Amesbury anti-social behaviour

Officers have been dealing with increasing issues at Harvard Park

Author: Faye TryhornPublished 24th Oct 2023

A CCTV image has been released by police in Amesbury, as they continue to investigate increasing reports of anti-social behaviour.

We're told large groups of youths have been gathering in the Harvard Park area in recent months.

Officers say they've been 'violently kicking front doors, banging windows, shouting abuse and spitting at passers-by'.

They've said they want to trace the person pictured here, in connection with ongoing incidents.

If you can help with any information, you're asked to contact Wiltshire Police on 101, quoting reference number 54230101072.

Last month, Amesbury Police raised the issue of anti-social behaviour in the Harvard Park area.

At the time, PC Mears said they're working to tackle problems:

"These actions are causing some local residents to be distressed, anxious and fearful of leaving their own homes. They don't feel like they can venture into the local park which is a main through-fare for many residents.

"I'd like to ask parents 'do you know where your children are?' Many of the young people we have spoken to openly admit that they have lied to their parents saying they are at youth clubs or staying with friends, or other venues.

"We're concerned that parents are unaware of what they're children are up to late into the evening and that they are unsupervised and could be vulnerable.

"We've also identified children from other areas to gather here, some as far away as Salisbury, it is your parental responsibility to know where your children are and what they are doing."

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