Gangbo thugs can finally be named ...
TEN thugs who have been inciting fear and chaos on the streets of Huddersfield can finally be named.
The men – among Huddersfield’s most prolific criminals – have been handed Kirklees’ first gang injunctions, sometimes known as gangbos.
The injunctions ban the men from possessing or wearing a bandana head band in public, as well as restricting their movements.
West Yorkshire Police, who have been working to halt the men’s reign of terror, said the men were involved in “long-running feuds” and had “incited fear and chaos on the streets of Huddersfield.”
A Force spokesman said the men had been involved in recent years in multiple and serious criminal offences including firearms discharges, possession of offensive weapons, drug dealing and violent robberies.
Some of these investigations remain ongoing but due to lack of evidence criminal charges have not always been brought against the individuals, according to police.
For the first time, police are able to name the men who are subject to final injunctions:
Troy Wallace, 22 of Harpe Inge, Dalton; Marshall Pascal-Edwards, 21 of Bradley Mills Road, Bradley Mills; Kalen Hall, 23, of Brown Royd Avenue in Rawthorpe; Jacey Collier, 20, Walpole Road, Crosland Moor; Muhammed Ceesay, 20, Walpole Road, Crosland Moor; Dale Donaldson, 25, of Alder Street, in Fartown.
The following are subject to interim injunctions: David Ngwenya, 23, of Ruskin Grove, Sheepridge; Nathan Harriott, 31, of School Crescent in Dewsbury Moor; Byron Goodhall, 18, of Blackmoorfoot Road, in Crosland Moor; Joel Pusey, 32, of Alandale Road, Bradley.
A further two men aged 25 and 26, who are also subject to interim gang injunctions, but due to other ongoing legal proceedings the police are unable to publicly identify them at this time.
Some of these individuals have already breached the terms of the injunctions and were swiftly arrested, held in custody and put back before the court.
Kirklees Police are urging the public to support them in enforcing these injunctions and if anyone has any information about anyone on this list, they are asked to contact the police.
Chief Superintendent Julie Sykes, Kirklees District Commander, said: “These men are some of the District’s most prolific criminals and have incited fear and chaos on the streets of Huddersfield and surrounding areas and today marks an important milestone in disrupting their criminality.
“We have been able to successfully apply for the injunctions and now we will robustly enforce them against these men, who have caused considerable concern and disruption in the community, but also significantly impacted police resources.
“We are confident that in taking these extraordinary steps and by continuing to enforce these injunctions, that it will have a significant impact on violent crime and disorder in Huddersfield. We remain wholly committed to ensuring that Kirklees stays a safe and vibrant community.
“To those individuals who insist on living a life of criminality and inciting fear within our communities; this is a clear message from the police that we will take every necessary action to place you under severe restrictions, to eradicate violence and criminality from the streets of Kirklees and bring you to justice.
“In publicising the details of those who are subject of the orders, we hope our local communities will be able to assist us in enforcing their conditions by passing on any intelligence or information they have, either directly to local officers or anonymously through Crimestoppers if necessary, so that positive action can be taken.”
The injunctions include a number of conditions that place strict limitations on the subjects and can see them arrested for any breaches and could result in a prison sentence if continually breached. The conditions: The men are banned from certain ‘exclusion zones’ including the town centre, Dalton, Ravensthorpe, Bradley, Brackenhall, Fartown, Deighton and Sheepridge.
They are required to register with police details of their address, places where they spend more than three nights, details of their mobile phones, names of their partners/ spouses and children – and must notify the police if any of these change.