Drug-related incidents closes Taunton property for three months
Police say the flat has been linked to several incidents of anti-social behaviour and drug-use
A property in Taunton has been closed for three months after a series of drug and anti-social behaviour-related incidents.
Taunton Magistrates’ Court granted a closure order for a flat at Eastbourne Court last week.
Officers say the property has been linked to a series of incidents, including violent crime, affray, anti-social behaviour and drug use.
The closure order, which has been supported by the property owner Sanctuary Supported Living, means no-one is allowed to enter or frequent the address for a three-month period.
In a statement, an anti-social behaviour co-ordinator Cerwyn Pritchard says "Neighbours living at Eastbourne Court have been subjected to months of threatening and violent behaviour."
"The property regularly had visitors throughout the day and night, with many choosing to then loiter outside the address. This, very understandably, left residents living in fear and feeling intimidated by their actions."
People did not feel safe in their own homes or community anymore and this is just one of the many ways that drug use can ruin lives.
“I am hopeful that securing this order will reassure the residents of Eastbourne Court that we take these matters seriously and will do what we can to remove anti-social behaviour from our communities.”