A neighbourly dispute

The incident A local authority housing officer was dealing with complaints from an owner-occupier of a ground floor flat about noise being created by a first floor neighbour, situated immediately above. Initial contacts with the alleged offending party had resulted in similar counter allegations. Over a period of four to six weeks,…

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Parental and student conflict

The incident An incident took place between the parents of two students who attended the same school. The Police subsequently became involved and the two students ended-up in conflict with one another. As time went on, this became more and more difficult to manage, both for the students and the parents, as well…

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Anti-social behaviour in the community

The incident Residents of sheltered accommodation were feeling intimidated by local youths outside the community centre. The centre hosts a youth club, which had been meeting for a couple of years during which time the area had been subjected to a spate of distraction burglaries, leaving the residents very uneasy. In addition to this,…

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