Nuisance youths terrorising a Colchester estate could get their names recorded on a special police database.
Gangs of youngsters on the Barnhall estate are being monitored to see if their actions warrant inclusion on the Colchester police nuisance register.
The regular bad behaviour of youths in their early teens could also lead to the closure of a short-cut, which they regularly use.
Elderly residents of Brittany Way are so tired of incidents, which include breaking walls and trampling gardens, they arranged a meeting with Colchester Council to sort out what can be done.
Colin Stiff, police crime prevention officer, and Sue Nice, council housing officer, met with residents at Bourne View community centre.
Mr Stiff said residents had reported youths "creating a nuisance, including breaking walls and trampling on people's gardens".
Mr Stiff said the youths would be monitored by officers and if their behaviour was thought to be creating a public disorder, the first step would be to discuss the situation with the offenders' parents.
If it happens again, the offender would be placed on the nuisance register, a database holding offenders' details.
Published Monday August 19, 2002
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