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Sept 2021
Arrest warrant issued for man over Starbeck property closure
An arrest warrant has been issued after a man allegedly breached a closure order at a house in Starbeck.
Harrogate Magistrates Court has issued the warrant for Paul Nelson, 55, who is charged with entering 31 Avenue Grove, Starbeck, in contravention of a closure notice.
Leeds Magistrates Court approved an order to close the property back in July.
Mr Nelson is accused of breaching the closure notice by entering the property without reasonable excuse on September 3. But he failed to appear before court yesterday to answer to the charge.
Magistrates issued a warrant for his arrest without bail.
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In July, Leeds Magistrates Court approved a closure notice on both 19 and 31 Avenue Grove.
Simon Mallett, a barrister acting for North Yorkshire Police, told the court there had been “a considerable amount of disorder in Avenue Grove”.
The court granted three-month partial closure orders on the properties, let by landlord John Willis, which means only Mr Willis and one person at each property can enter the premises until midnight on October 12.
North Yorkshire Police and Harrogate Borough Council successfully applied for a three-month closure order on 38 Mayfield Grove, Harrogate, another property let by Mr Willis, in March. This order expired in June.
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