Police and partner agencies in Rushmoor have used their powers under the Anti-Social Behaviour Act to ban a Farnborough man from being drunk and disorderly in the borough.

Jason Reid Kennedy, 20, of Brookhouse Road, Farnborough was convicted of two charges of being drunk and disorderly and assaulting a PCSO by Aldershot Magistrates on Monday, August, 24.

He was sentenced to serve 12 weeks in prison and given the post conviction anti-social behaviour order until August 23, 2012.

The court found Kennedy acted in a manner which caused harassment, alarm or distress. They heard he is frequently drunk and shouts and swears in public, and is disorderly and violent whilst under the influence of alcohol.

Magistrates were told this generally happens within the borough of Rushmoor but particularly within the Brookhouse Road area of Farnborough.

Kennedy’s ASBO prohibits him from:

• Being disorderly whilst under the influence of alcohol in any public place in the borough of Rushmoor
• Being drunk, drinking or possessing any opened container of alcohol in any public place within the borough of Rushmoor
• Acting in an anti-social manner in any public place in the borough of Rushmoor in a manner which is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to any person not of the same household as himself
• Entering an area surrounding Brookhouse Road

Safer Street sergeant Debbie Barnes said: "A lot of time is invested in gathering evidence to support an ASBO and the application was made with the support of Rushmoor Borough Council and Pavilion to curb the anti-social behaviour of this individual.

"This ASBO is an example of the action that will be taken against anyone behaving in an unacceptable manner as anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated.

"If you become the subject of an ASBO and you then breach it, you can be dealt with robustly and may even face prison.

"ASBOs are applied for when an individual cannot be persuaded by any other means to stop behaving in an anti-social manner. It can make a real difference to a community and the individual.

We will continue to work with the other partners to take positive action where appropriate".

Andrew Lloyd, Chief Executive of Rushmoor Borough Council and Chairman of the Rushmoor Community Safer Partnership, said: "We hope that this order will send out a clear message to anyone who behaves badly that we will not put up with it in Aldershot and Farnborough. Our residents have a right to enjoy a peaceful life and we will do all we can to help maintain that quality of life."

Tracy Buck, Anti-Social Behaviour Co-ordinator for Pavilion Housing Association, said: "The support we have received from our partner agencies and witness has been instrumental in obtaining the order, and I hope that our residents will now feel safer in their community.

"This order should send a very clear message to people who commit anti-social behaviour that whether you are a Pavilion tenant or not, anti-social behaviour in our communities will not be tolerated, and we will continue to work closely with the police to fight to keep our residents safe."

Anton Allera, Deputy District Crown Prosecutor for Hampshire and Isle of Wight CPS, said: "In this case we were able to take into account the views of the local community and the impact Jason Kennedy’s anti-social behaviour has had in the area.

"As a result, in consultation with the police, we ensured that the appropriate legislation was fully utilised to ensure that strict conditions were applied to the Anti-Social Behaviour Order. If these are breached, it could lead to a maximum sentence of five years."

Anyone who is concerned about anti-social behaviour or would like community safety advice, information and action should contact Hampshire Constabulary via the 101 number. Callers from outside Hampshire and the Isle of Wight should contact 0845 045 45 45