POLICE CLOSE DOWN LOCAL TEDDINGTON DRUGS DEN
Police have been given a ‘full closure order’ on a property at Tenters House, Little Queens Road in Teddington following complaints from local residents about drug-dealing, anti-social behaviour (ASB) and criminality, Teddington Town has learned.
The police say: “After gathering great local intelligence from our residents about drug dealing, ASB & criminality around Tenters House, Little Queens Road, Teddington, we have now served a court-ordered Full Closure Order on one of the properties there, which will deter criminals.
“In summary, the property was used for drugs, which also caused anti-social behaviour in the area. This had a huge impact on local residents, also looking at the vulnerability of the occupier. To this we obtained a full closure order on the property from the courts.”
A closure order is a legal order that prohibits access to a specific property, typically issued due to serious nuisance or disorder associated with the premises.
It’s a tool used by authorities like the police or local councils to quickly address problems like anti-social behaviour or criminal activity linked to a property. The order can be issued for a limited period, usually up to six months, and can prevent anyone, including the owner, from entering the premises.
In the previous month police made three arrests in relation to the property, one for someone going to the address to use drugs, once when someone was coming out of the address having sold drugs to the occupier and once when someone at the address who was wanted for a breach of a court order.