Warning issued after moped gathering in town park
A moped rider has been issued an official police warning after the vehicle was used to cause alarm and distress in an Oxfordshire park.
Abingdon police community support officers issued the warning last night after a large group of people gathered in Caldecott Park where a moped was being ridden.
The Thames Valley Police officers issued a Section 59 under the Police Reform Act 2002, used when a vehicle is being used in a manner that causes alarm, distress or annoyance.
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The Section 59 applies a warning to both driver and vehicle for 12 months that if the behaviour continues or is repeated, the vehicle can be seized.
In a busy night for the community support officers in Abingdon, a woman was arrested for aggravated trespass in the town centre.
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The officers also attended a gathering of young people using drugs in the woods in Marcham, issued safeguarding referrals for young people in relation to underage drinking and using fake IDs, and responded to an instance of anti-social behaviour in Bury Street.
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A community protection warning was issued to a man for "persistently begging in the town centre," the officers said.
They also attended Tilsley Park after a report of a "suspicious male" flying a drone.
Several meetings were held between police and groups in the community, including at Abingdon School, a public "Have Your Say" meeting in Radley, and a training session at Oxford Police Station in relation to young people.
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