Cumbria police’s Copeland Neighbourhood Policing Team is highlighting criminal behaviour orders secured so far this year.
The orders are a tool that police use to place restrictions on people to prevent further criminality and protect local businesses.
They are issued in conjunction with a sentence and are prohibitions to stop criminal and anti-social behaviour. The order will either ban the offender from doing anything, or require them to do anything, as described in the order.
Sergeant Lindsay Stuart, of Copeland Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “We work closely with our partners to target criminality in the town centre with officer conducting regular patrols and by engaging with local businesses.
“This is also supported by Operation Enhance, in which funding was secured by the Cumbria’s Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner to further target anti-social behaviour in Workington town centre which was identified as a hotspot area.
“Breaching the order is a criminal offence, which can lead to a prison sentence. I would encourage anyone who witnesses the terms of such a court order being breached to contact us.
“The punishment for breaking the terms of an order can be up to five years in prison.”
Cumbria’s Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, David Allen, said: “Nationally, shoplifting is at an all-time high since 2003 so it is vital that we target those who are causing retail crime and ensuring that they face the consequences of their actions.
“Retail crime is not a victimless crime – it affects businesses from national chains to independents and can force shops to close due to their losses. It’s absolutely unacceptable and will not be tolerated in Cumbria.
Criminal behaviour orders are in place for:
Mark Clark
Clark, 53, of no fixed address, had an order secured in June which remains in place until 2027.
He must:
- Not enter any retail premises or property that are members of the Whitehaven Scheme Watch, Entry to Morrisons Pharmacy, Flatt Walks, Whitehaven is permitted for purpose of collecting prescription medication.
- Not enter any retail premises or property displaying Whitehaven SchemeWatch posters at point of entry.
- Not be in possession of any unsealed vessel containing alcohol in any public place, except from inside a licenced premises.
- Not be drunk in a public place in the county of Cumberland.
- Not be together in a public place with two or more persons, behaving in a manner likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress
Alan Kendrick
Kendrick, 47, of Peter Street, Whitehaven. Criminal Behaviour Order secured in April which remains in place until 2026.
He must not:
- Enter any of the shops on the Whitehaven Shop Watch Scheme or any shops displaying the Whitehaven Shop Watch Scheme logo.
- Enter any of the shops on the Workington Shop Watch Scheme or any shops displaying the Workington Shop Watch Scheme logo.
Lawrence Wilson
Wilson, 36, of Ennerdale Road, Maryport, had his order extended in June. It remains in place until 2026.
His order stipulates:
- Not to enter any of the shops on the Whitehaven and Workington SchemeWatch or any shops displaying the Whitehaven and Workington SchemeWatch logo.
- Banned from entering Spar on Main Road, Henisingham, Heron Food in Maryport, B and M in Maryport, Tesco Express in Maryport and Home Bargains on Derwent Howe Industrial Estate Workington
Nicola Moore
Moore, 40, of no fixed address, had her original order secured in June 2023 which remains in place until 2026.
The conditions of her order are to not enter a premises under the Workington and Whitehaven Shopwatch scheme or enter a specified area of Workington town centre. She must also not enter Heron Foods in Maryport.
Graham Donnelly
Donnelly, 47 of no fixed address, had an order secured in August which remains in place until 2026.
He must:
Not to enter any retail premises or property that are members of the Whitehaven Shopwatch Scheme, entry to Morrisons Pharmacy, Flatt Walks, Whitehaven is permitted for purpose of collecting prescription medication.
- Not enter any retail premises of property displaying Whitehaven Shopwatch Scheme posters at any point of entry.
- Not to be in possession of any unsealed vessel containing alcohol in any public place, except Inside a licensed premises.
- Use or threaten violence against a named person or encourage or instruct any other person to do so.
Mark Timney
Timney, 53, of no fixed address had his order secured in April, which remains in place until 2026.
He must not enter any of the shops on the Whitehaven and Workington Shop Watch Scheme or any shops displaying the Whitehaven and Workington Shop Watch Scheme logo.
He is also banned from entering Greggs and the Co-op on Main Street, Egremont for two years from February 28.
