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A man from Cheltenham has been banned from parts of the town centre after his violent behaviour left staff at local businesses too scared to come to work. Patrick Learmount, 44, has been banned from entering parts of the town centre after behaving violently and scaring members of staff of local businesses.
The court order was handed to Learmount on Friday, March 1, following a number of incidents in which he engaged in violence, intimidation and threats to harm.
Local business leaders and staff reported Learmount’s behaviour to the authorities, and the case was brought against him by Solace, a team of officers from Gloucestershire Constabulary and Cheltenham Borough Council.
Solace officer Joe Mullis said:
“Learmount has purposefully targeted local people to the point where traders and staff of local businesses were too frightened to turn up for work due to his violent and threatening conduct.
“By curtailing his behaviour, the ASBI will provide respite to those traders, employees and the local community. This will send out the right message to him that Solace, the police, the Business Improvement District and the staff of local businesses will not tolerate such anti-social conduct.”
Sergeant Steven Benbow, from the Cheltenham Neighbourhood Policing Team, said:
“The work carried out in obtaining this ASBI is jointly credited to Solace and the Neighbourhood Police Team.
“The fact that such orders carry with them the power of arrest goes to show that these types of incidents should not and will not be tolerated within the community.
“We will continue to work towards making Cheltenham a pleasant environment free from such anti-social behaviour.”
The court has given Learmount a civil injunction order which stops him from:
- Contacting certain people in the town centre
- Using or threatening to use violence towards any person within Cheltenham
- Going to the Promenade, Cheltenham, at any time
If Learmount breaks any part of the injunction between now and 5 February 2025, he could be arrested. Anyone who sees Learmount breaking his ASBI should call the police on 101 or the Solace team on 01452 396396 .