Dispersal orders issued to 37 people in Durham city centre

A heightened police presence remains in the centre

Author: May NormanPublished 7th Aug 2024

Durham Constabulary said officers had issued dispersal orders to 37 people, aged between 13 and 38, who arrived in Durham city centre on Tuesday evening (6 August).

A 15-year-old boy, from Crook, was arrested for a public order offence.

The force said that, following intelligence of planned disorder on Tuesday, a dispersal order was put in place for the city centre alongside a heightened police presence.

The dispersal order will remain in place until noon on Wednesday (7 August)

Police said they had received no reports of incidents of disorder or criminal damage in the city centre on Tuesday evening.

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