Man fined for entering Warwick House after closure order

There shouldn’t have been much confusion about what a closure order meant, but within two days of the order being put in place one man has already been arrested by our officers for breaking it.

Yesterday evening (28 November) our intrepid Town Centre Officer Tom Shorthouse discovered a 39-year-old man inside Warwick House in Nuneaton despite there being a sign on the front door.

The property was closed on Tuesday (26 November) following a series of drug-related deaths and antisocial behaviour linked with residents.

Kirk Stevenson, 39 of no fixed abode, was fined £56 with an additional victim’s surcharge of £16 for entering a property with a closure order in place on it.

PC Tom Shorthouse of Nuneaton Safer Neighbourhood Team said “Closed means closed – the property was shut down because it was a magnet for antisocial behaviour and other problems affecting the town centre.

“We will continue to keep a close eye on Warwick House for anyone else who, like Mr Stevenson, thinks that the law doesn’t apply to them.”

Read about the initial closure order at Warwick House here: www.warwickshire.police.uk/news/warwickshire/news/2024/November/closure-order-on-warwick-house-nuneaton-following-asb-and-multiple-drug-related-deaths/