STREET drinkers are being targeted by the police Project Solace team with one offender slapped with a criminal related ASBO.
Kajeel Patel will have to take her drinking indoors now she has been hit with a new order banning her from being drunk in the city.
The 29-year-old, of Parkend Road, has been banned from India Road whilst intoxicated as part of a Criminal Related Anti-Social Behaviour Order - or CRASBO.
She is also prohibited from possessing alcohol in an open space. Failing to comply could see her end up in prison.
She was slapped with the order at Gloucester Magistrates Court on December 3 after efforts from Project Solace, a multi-agency team charged with coming down hard on anti-social behaviour.
Police Inspector Neil Smith said Patel had been responsible for 'significant' problems in the Barton area. "Where a person is causing a community a particular problem we are dedicated to take what action is necessary to put a stop to incidents like these," he said. "The successful application for this CRASBO demonstrates that."
A CRASBO is an anti-social behaviour order that is applied following a criminal conviction with the aim of banning a person from doing whatever caused their anti-social behaviour in the first place.
Kajeel was given a CRASBO to stop her from causing nuisance to the public whilst intoxicated. She persistently caused nuisance, harassment, alarm and distress to residents living within India Road and the surrounding areas.
The move has gone down well in the community, with some calling for further steps to stop cheap alcohol being sold.
Unrelated Abdul Patel, 63, moved into India Road eight years ago. He says cheap supermarket alcohol has made anti-social behaviour worse.
"I know this girl, she seems to be ok when she is not drinking and does not cause any grief. Last summer I saw her lying on the pavement. I thought she was injured so went to help her but found out she had been drinking heavily.
"This area is not a ghetto, it is a community. Hopefully orders like this will help people to deal with their problems. Alcohol is so cheap it makes it worse. If it was taxed more like cigarettes, that would make it less affordable and would stop young people damaging themselves with alcohol."
Another Alfred Street pensioner, who wanted to remain anonymous, said: "It is good to see action being taken against anti-social behaviour. Anything that makes the community a better place to live is a good thing."
Sara Taylor, Anti Social Behaviour manager at Project Solace and Gloucester City Homes, said: "Kajeel's actions have caused a great deal of intimidation and fear to many residents and it will improve their quality of life by limiting her ability to act in this way."
Kajeel Patel will have to take her drinking indoors now she has been hit with a new order banning her from being drunk in the city.
The 29-year-old, of Parkend Road, has been banned from India Road whilst intoxicated as part of a Criminal Related Anti-Social Behaviour Order - or CRASBO.
She is also prohibited from possessing alcohol in an open space. Failing to comply could see her end up in prison.
She was slapped with the order at Gloucester Magistrates Court on December 3 after efforts from Project Solace, a multi-agency team charged with coming down hard on anti-social behaviour.
Police Inspector Neil Smith said Patel had been responsible for 'significant' problems in the Barton area. "Where a person is causing a community a particular problem we are dedicated to take what action is necessary to put a stop to incidents like these," he said. "The successful application for this CRASBO demonstrates that."
A CRASBO is an anti-social behaviour order that is applied following a criminal conviction with the aim of banning a person from doing whatever caused their anti-social behaviour in the first place.
Kajeel was given a CRASBO to stop her from causing nuisance to the public whilst intoxicated. She persistently caused nuisance, harassment, alarm and distress to residents living within India Road and the surrounding areas.
The move has gone down well in the community, with some calling for further steps to stop cheap alcohol being sold.
Unrelated Abdul Patel, 63, moved into India Road eight years ago. He says cheap supermarket alcohol has made anti-social behaviour worse.
"I know this girl, she seems to be ok when she is not drinking and does not cause any grief. Last summer I saw her lying on the pavement. I thought she was injured so went to help her but found out she had been drinking heavily.
"This area is not a ghetto, it is a community. Hopefully orders like this will help people to deal with their problems. Alcohol is so cheap it makes it worse. If it was taxed more like cigarettes, that would make it less affordable and would stop young people damaging themselves with alcohol."
Another Alfred Street pensioner, who wanted to remain anonymous, said: "It is good to see action being taken against anti-social behaviour. Anything that makes the community a better place to live is a good thing."
Sara Taylor, Anti Social Behaviour manager at Project Solace and Gloucester City Homes, said: "Kajeel's actions have caused a great deal of intimidation and fear to many residents and it will improve their quality of life by limiting her ability to act in this way."