Colchester: Police arrest five people arrested in a dispersal order area

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Image caption, Inspector Stuart Austin from Essex Police said officers responded "quickly" to reports of disorder in the dispersal order area

Five people have been arrested after a dispersal order was put in place in Colchester.

said officers were responding to concerns relating to anti-social behaviour and disorder in the Cross Cut Court area of the town.

The people arrested include a 15-year-old boy, an 18-year-old girl, and three men aged 28, 34 and 45.

The dispersal order was put in place in the area on Tuesday and remains in place until 14:50 BST on Thursday.

The 15-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of assault and the 28-year-old man arrested on suspicion of robbery.

The 18-year-old girl and 34 and 45-year-old men were arrested on suspicion of a public order offence.

They all remain in custody, Essex Police said.

Inspector Stuart Austin said there will "continue to be a visible police presence in the area".

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