18-year-old banned from Kingstone estate

An 18-year-old has been given a two year criminal behaviour order that prohibits him from the majority of a housing estate in Kingstone.

For over 18 months the local safer neighbour policing team have been working with partner agencies and the communities in Kingstone – in particular those in the Coldstone Cross area - to tackle low level anti-social behaviour by a number of youths and young people that has blighted the quality of life of the residents.

Tyrone George Ellis was found to be the catalyst for a lot of the problems and despite him being challenged a number of times, he persisted acting in anti-social aggressive manner towards others and also in being an influence on a number of young people who tried to emulate his behaviour.

He was given an interim criminal behaviour order at Herefordshire Magistrates Court on the 18 March 2020 as a result of being convicted of assaulting a local youth. However since then a number of incidents occurred that resulted in him being charged with breaching the court order and remanded to a detention centre until the full order was issued on the 2nd July.

Pc Jim Phillips Safer Neighbourhood Team member for Rural South: “Tyrone Ellis basically would not listen and despite the efforts of many he persisted in being a real problem and nuisance to many in this area. His attitude towards authority and others was dreadful and he acted as if he was beyond reproach by making many people scared by the way he was acting. Shouting, swearing, abusing and harassing locals in the area was his normal behaviour and when he was challenged by some he reacted on occasions by being both verbally and physically aggressive.

The fact that this order is in place and was obtained with the support of many of the law abiding residents of this housing estate is a reminder to all that anti-social behaviour however trivial does have an impact of the lives of many and that the Police will listen to the concerns of the public and take court action if all other.

It is hoped that Tyrone Ellis will now turn his life around and start to act responsibly”

The public are asked to report any breaches of this court order to the Police on line via www.westmercia.police.uk or by calling ‘101’.