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CCTV to tackle anti-social teens 'scaring' Southampton shopkeepers
A police boss has pledged to pay for additional CCTV on a high street after anti-social behaviour led to shopkeepers saying they were "scared to go to work".Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Donna Jones met with businesses to discuss her plans. It comes after people working on Shirley High Street, Southampton, said last month they were being targeted by teens and young people causing "chaos" in the area. In response to the incidents Jones said she was "very concerned by what she has seen here" and will give it the "full force of the law".
The PCC vowed to work with Southampton City Council to pay for more CCTV and for security to be on the high street and the surrounding area for the next 10 weeks, working closely with the police.
A video recorded by Naani Shaik in Subway showed a group of young people smashing the store window in July. Mr Shaik said: "It's really good... Donna Jones responded very well. She planned some better plans I would say."Muhammad Usman, manager of Phone Hub added: "We don't know if this will work or it will improve but we hope and what I've noticed is they are taking it serious now."The £150,000 for the project will come from the PCC's anti-social behaviour also shared concerns that not enough is being done to punish those involved and added that she will make sure that those responsible are "brought before the courts".
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