Penrith youths have appeared back in court accused of breaching an anti-social behaviour injunction designed to prevent them causing trouble in Penrith and to protect the public.
The pair who appeared upstairs Carlisle Court on Friday were among four boys to appear in front of magistrates in Carlisle just last month when they were handed anti-social behaviour injunctions.
Officers working on Eden’s neighbourhood policing team identified the four as being involved in a series of alleged crime and disorder incidents during the past year in Penrith when a knuckleduster is said to have been used as the four aged between 14 and 17 allegedly attacked another young person who suffered a broken jaw other incidents included them using a BB gun that was discharged in the town.
Magistrates approved the anti-social behaviour injunctions last month with the boys agreeing through a solicitor to abide by a raft of strict conditions. A power of arrest was also attached in the event of any breaches.
On Friday two of the four boys, both aged 17, on again faced magistrates after they were brought back to court.
To stand accused of breaching one condition by entering one of four specified Penrith exclusion zones on the 27th of September.
One of the two youths is also accused of a copycat breach on committed on the 28th of September less than a fortnight after the orders were made.
The anti-social behaviour injunctions conditions imposed last month on the four youths specify that they must not, Enter exclusion zone areas defined by a map. Engage in any conduct which causes or is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to any person. Use any insulting language or threaten violence towards any person. Cause any person to fear the infliction of harm. Be under the influence of alcohol or drugs in a public place.
The two individuals who appeared in court on Friday have not accepted or denied the alleged breaches and their case has been adjourned to a youth court hearing on the 13th of October.
Both were bailed with the same conditions imposed as part of the bail as specified by the anti-social behaviour injunctions handed to them just last month.
Keith Southward Lead magistrate who the two appeared before on Friday reminded the two, he was sitting on the bench when the orders were originally made and said to the pair, “I will tell you now as I told you then, it is a serious order, People should be able to come into Penrith and move about as they want without getting harassment off you.”
Adding a warning to the pair that they could be detained in custody in the event of breaches adding “You are youths but you are almost adults. It is time to start behaving like it.”
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