ASBO and neighbourhood ban
Published Tuesday 9th March 10
Edward Crowe, who has terrorised his home area for years, has this week been issued with an ASBO (anti-social behaviour order) banning him from the areas which have suffered the most from his violence and abuse.
The judge imposed an ASBO lasting for the next three years, nine months which prohibits Mr Crowe, 23, entering Bridge Street, Malvern Street, Waterloo Street, Hope Street, Cobham Road, Sun Street, Queen Street, Colletts Drive and part of Lower Mill Street.
Mr Crowe, currently serving a nine month jail term for using threatening behaviour, protested from the dock that the no-go zone would make it impossible for him to go to and from his home in Swindon road.
Mr Crowe had been jailed for nine months in January this year for racial abuse and he also hit the headlines in 2007 for racism towards a court judge.
The ASBO, granted this week, bans Mr Crowe from his home area and from causing harassment, alarm or distress - in particular to people in the retail trade, police officers, and police community support officers.
Mr Jonathon Byrne, prosecuting, told the court: "Mr Crowe has terrorised this neighbourhood with his activities. He shouts and is abusive wherever he is. This is the second anti social behaviour order against him. He has a long history of anti social behaviour for such a young man and we say the order is necessary to protect the public."
Anti Social Behaviour Officer, PC Nick Cook said; ''I am very pleased that this order has been granted, as residents and local businesses have suffered a great deal of distress over the years from Mr Crowe. This ASBO will prohibit him from entering key areas on his release from prison and will provide the community with respite from his appalling behaviour. It also sends out a strong message to others that anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated.
''The Community Safety Team takes Anti-Social behaviour very seriously and I would, therefore, like to take this opportunity to encourage the community to work with us in reporting incidents of anti-social behaviour and ASBO breaches.''