A 46-year-old woman has been banned from entering St Helens town centre and from entering pubs and clubs across Merseyside.
Bernadette Eccleston of Broad Oak Road, St Helens, was handed the criminal behaviour order yesterday (Thursday) during a hearing at Sefton Magistrates court.
The order bans Eccleston from a large area of St Helens town centre, and also from all pubs, clubs and social clubs on Merseyside.
She is also must not cause harassment, alarm or distress to any person on Merseyside, including to police officers.
And she is banned from being drunk in public, and from drinking alcohol in the street anywhere in Merseyside.
If Eccleston breaches any aspect of the two year order she could be sent to prison.
The order stipulates that she must not enter St Helens town centre bounded by Duke Street, Corporation Street, Victoria Square, Corporation Street, Parr Street, Linkway East, Linkway West, Kirkland Street and Boundary Road.
The order expires on September 30 2022.
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St Helens Community Policing Chief Inspector Paul Holden said to the ECHO : "Criminal Behaviour Orders continue to be an extremely effective tool in tackling persistent offenders who have a negative impact on our communities, be it through anti-social behaviour, alcohol-related disorder, or other issues.
"The successful application for a CBO for Eccleston shows this commitment, and the impact that her behaviour has had on the community.
"We work alongside businesses and residents, as well as support services, to ensure that those who continue to offend are offered the necessary support.
"Officers will be speaking to businesses and residents locally to make them aware of this order and what to do if you have information that it has been breached.
“To apply for such an order is the necessary consequence of a long pattern of behaviour adversely affecting those who live and work in the town, and we will continue to utilise them for the benefit of the community.”
Anyone with information on anti-social behaviour is asked to contact local officers, or pass information via @MerPolCC or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. You can also follow St Helens Police on Twitter and Facebook for updates
