COLNE: ‘Nuisance’ is sent to jail and banned from town centre

He has also been banned from entering the town centre.

Paul Manley (43), of no fixed address, appeared before Pennine magistrates on Thursday, November 18th.

He was jailed by magistrates for 16 weeks after admitting harassment, shoplifting and breach of police directions to leave.

Manley continuously harassed the landlady of a local pub and stole a trolley full of items including an electric guitar from Asda in Colne.

He was issued with a three-year anti-social behaviour order banning him from entering Colne town centre.

He is also prevented from having any open container of alcohol in a public place and from being drunk in a public place.

Sgt Keith Beckley, of Colne’s Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “Manley is well known to shopkeepers, licensees and visitors of Colne, Nelson and Burnley town centres for his drunken anti-social behaviour and intimidating, imposing manner.

“This sentence is the result of a lot of hard work from PC Karen Fitzpatrick, the Pendle Anti-social Behaviour case worker, and PC Laura Hornby, the Community Beat Manager for the town centre.

“Manley has been causing upset and distress to the local community for a long time.

“It is due to the dedication of PC Fitzpatrick and PC Hornby that this sentence and Anti Social Behaviour Order have come about.”

PC Hornby added: “Manley’s behaviour has caused a lot of fear to the community.

“This sentence should send out a strong message to those who think that alcohol fuelled anti-social behaviour is acceptable.

“Behaviour like this will not be tolerated in Colne or elsewhere within Lancashire.

“We will continue to take action against anyone who behaves in such a manner in the future.”