A man has been punished with a criminal behaviour order after he was found to be acting anti-socially.

Oliver Joy, 42, appeared at Oxford Magistrates Court yesterday (Friday, July 7) and was given a two-year Criminal Behaviour Order as he was found to have acted in an antisocial manner which “caused or was likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to any person”.

The order was issued in relation to him being convicted of a shoplifting offence was occurred in Wheatley on March 25 this year.

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Oxford Mail: Oliver JoyOliver Joy (Image: Thames Valley Police)

The order prohibits Mr Joy from: being in possession of any alcohol container or consuming any alcohol in a public place, being under the influence in a public place and entering the area of Wheatley Parish as defined by the parish boundary.

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Oxford Mail: Map of Wheatley parishMap of Wheatley parish (Image: Thames Valley Police)

Mr Joy is also required to engage with officers from Turning Point.

If he breaches the order, then he shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, or to a fine, or to both.

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Investigating officer PC Aled Pal of Thame Neighbourhood Police Team said: “The Court’s decision to issue this Order will be a tremendous relief for the people of Wheatley.

“They are now safeguarded from a decades-long pattern of anti-social behaviour which speaks to the successes that can be achieved that can be achieved through Neighbourhood Policing.”

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