Police have authorised dispersal powers in the area around Barnehurst Golf Course after a series of anti-social behaviour and criminal damage.
Bexley Police say officers are being deployed to the area, and individuals acting in a distressing or harassing manner will be directed to leave the area.
Met Police say the dispersal powers have been authorised for Barnehurst Golf Course and adjacent land from 11am today, June 1, to 11am on Thursday, June 3.
Bexley MPS map of dispersal powers
The action "follows recent antisocial behaviour and criminal damage" in the area.
The powers mean 'individuals that act in a manner which is resulting or likely to result, in any member of the public being harassed, alarmed or distressed, or likely to cause disorder or commit crime, will be directed to leave the area by a Constable in uniform or a PCSO.'
Barnehurst Golf Course
Police have not detailed any specific incidents provoking the dispersal powers, although a few incidents have occurred in the area in recent months.
Last month, two separate incidents saw a kitten and its mother both killed in pellet gun shootings in Barnehurst, close to the affected area.
A veterinary practice said they were presented with a five-month year-old kitten who had been shot in the chest with a high-powered pellet gun, and the injuries were classed as unsurvivable.
The Missing Paws team
Two weeks earlier the kitten's mother had also died after another suspected gun pellet attack, and the Missing Paws Team released appeal to witnesses by Perry Street and by Barnehurst Golf Course.
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