Police have boarded up a home in Arnold after a host of noise complaints, fights and drugs use were linked to the property.
Officers from the Gedling Central Neighbourhood Policing Team secured the closure order on 72 Bentwell Avenue following a series of complaints from nearby residents.
The property was boarded up on Thursday (23) following the granting of an order at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court – it is believed to be the first order of its kind secured in Gedling borough.
The order will be in place for three months and prohibits anyone from entering the house.
If an individual breaches the order they will be committing an offence and be liable to imprisonment and/or a fine.
Problems at the property included loud music, parties into the early hours of the morning and other antisocial behaviour.
There have also been sporadic reports of drug use and a fight involving weapons in January this year.
Sergeant Alison Riley, of the Gedling Central neighbourhood policing team, said: “It is disappointing when an address becomes a magnet for antisocial behaviour in the way this house has done.
“Police were repeatedly called to the address and the number of complaints meant we were determined to take action.
“Although the order is a first for Gedling we won’t hesitate to take action like this in future. In neighbourhood policing we always act when an address becomes such a problem for the whole community.
“It is also pleasing that members of the community had the confidence in their neighbourhood team to share their accounts and provide the evidence we needed to shut the property down.
“I hope this order now gives residents in the community some respite from these issues.
“It should also serve as a warning to other people about what could happen to them if they behave in this way.”
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