Saturday 29 September 2007

LANCASTER: Nuisance 20-year-old banned from Ridge

Nuisance 20-year-old banned from Ridge


John Goulding.
John Goulding

A 20-YEAR-OLD Lancaster man has been banned from the majority of the city's Ridge Estate after being handed a three-year Anti-Social Beha-viour Order (ASBO) by Lancaster magistrates.
John Goulding (pictured) is only allowed to travel to and from his home address of Ridge Square from Ambleside Road after the order was made.

Goulding was also placed on a six-month curfew banning him from being outside in a public place between 11pm and 5am.

The order against Goulding was taken out by PC Tristan Heaword who said Goulding came to his attention while he was working as a Community Beat Manager on the Bulk ward. He said local residents were at their "wits' end" because of Goulding's anti-social behaviour.

PC Heaword said: "Goulding is a great nuisance to the community and is causing locals a lot of distress and appears to have no regard of property or who he offends. Goulding is a persistent offender with the majority of the anti-social behaviour offences being committed around the Ridge Estate and it is apparent these offences are escalating in gravity and frequency. The ASBO is necessary and essential to address his anti-social behaviour, which causes alarm, harassment and distress on a regular basis."

One resident, who did not wish to be named, gave police a statement saying: "I live in constant worry of him and am worried sick about what he will do next.

"He is ruining people's lives and I hope that something can be done to stop him."

Goulding is banned from possessing any open container of alcohol in a public place and associating with Dean Halliwell, Damien Blackwood, Robert Donnelly, Christopher Stone-banks and Sean Corless in any public place.

http://www.thevisitor.co.uk/morecambe-news/Nuisance-20yearold-banned-from-Ridge.3242033.jp

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