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15
Jul 2021
Police tell of 'extensive difficulties' at two Starbeck homes
Police told a court yesterday there had been "extensive difficulties" at two homes in Starbeck due to drugs and anti-social behaviour.
North Yorkshire Police and Harrogate Borough Council jointly applied to Leeds Magistrates Court for closure orders on 19 and 31 Avenue Grove, Starbeck.
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.
Mr Willis was in court for the hearing.
Simon Mallett, a barrister acting for North Yorkshire Police, told the court there had been "a considerable amount of disorder in Avenue Grove" and drugs had been found in the two properties.
He added:
The court heard that all the tenants had left the properties except the two men allowed to stay.
Read more:
- Police and council bid to close two Starbeck houses over crime
- Mayfield Grove: house at centre of crime concerns allowed to re-open
Julia Stack, community safety and CCTV manager at Harrogate Borough Council, said in a statement afterwards:
Inspector Nicola Colbourne of North Yorkshire Police said in a statement afterwards:
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 last month.
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