Gravesend teen hit with ASBO over multiple offences (From News Shopper)

Gravesend teen Jack Percival hit with ASBO over multiple offences

10:25am Saturday 9th March 2013 in News By Tim MacFarlan, Bexley and north Kent reporter

Jack Percival "made a nuisance of himself".

A GRAVESEND teenager has been hit with a two-year anti-social behaviour order (ASBO) after a string of offences.

Jack Percival, 16, was charged with failing to obey a dispersal order set up in Denton by Kent Police officers, assaulting a shopkeeper on October 18 and obstructing a police officer on November 29.

The Cedar Avenue resident refused to leave the dispersal zone – implemented by officers in December, allowing them to disperse any group of two or more people found causing or likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress – when told to on January 20.

The conditions of the anti-social order prohibit Percival from riding any motorised bike; verbally abusing, threatening or making abusive gestures to any person; entering the Denton area with more than one other person excluding adult family members, or entering the Palmer Avenue, Warrior Avenue, Montgomery Close, Bramble Mews or Beckett Mews areas.

Following Percival’s appearance at Dartford Magistrates’ Court on February 26, PC James Walker said: “Percival has made a nuisance of himself on these estates for a number of years and has caused residents distress, frustration and worry.

“I'm delighted the court has seen fit to impose this order on him and hope this serves as a warning to others who think it is acceptable to behave in this manner that we will take the strongest steps necessary to stamp out anti-social behaviour.

“It should also serve as reassurance for residents that we will not tolerate this type of behaviour and will act upon any instances of anti-social behaviour reported to us with the full force of the law.”