Police in one part of Cardiff have been given special orders to tackle any anti-social behaviour this weekend. So-called dispersal orders are in place in three parts of Lanrumney and St Mellons across the majority of the weekend.
Granted under section 35 of the Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014 they are in place from from 3pm on Friday, October 27, until 3am on Sunday, October 29. A statement from South Wales Police said: "Under section 35 of the act police officers can instruct anybody who is causing or is likely to cause harassment, alarm, or distress to leave the areas."
They will also have the power to seize any property which officers suspect is being used to cause anti-social behaviour. A spokesman for the force said: "The order is a preventative measure following increase reports of anti-social behaviour."
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It comes as Cardiff Bus says buses will be diverted on Halloween and Bonfire Nights in a bid to keep passengers safe. Llanrumney is one of the places that will be affected by the changes You can see all the changes that are being made here.
Police in Swansea have also been granted extra powers to deal with anti-social behaviour from children as young as 10 years old in the city centre over the Halloween period. A section 35 dispersal order has been put in place covering a specific area, which will be reviewed every 48 hours up until bonfire night a week on Sunday, November 5.
Police also issued maps of the three areas in St Mellons and Llanrumney, Cardiff, that will be affected by the dispersal order. They are:
This one in St Mellons:
This one around Countisbury Avenue, Llanrumney:
And this one around Burnham Avenue, Llanrumney:
Anyone with information or concerns about this matter is asked to contact South Wales Police quoting refence number 2300365953. Call 101 or email swp101@south-wales.police.uk.
