Cops looking for missing Nicola Bulley forced to remove amateur detectives causing havoc
POLICE looking for Nicola Bulley have been forced to remove amateur detectives causing havoc in the area.
Officers issued a 48-hour dispersal order amid reports that groups were filming videos outside homes in the missing mum’s village.
Some have been threatened with arrest while others were caught breaking into abandoned properties already searched by police in St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancs.
Police chiefs have also threatened to take action over trolls making “grossly offensive” comments online.
The dispersal order gives officers extra powers to break up groups committing anti-social behaviour.
Patrols have been stepped up after residents requested an increased presence to deter people snooping around properties.
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A Lancashire Police spokesman said: “We hope that this will give people some reassurance that we will not tolerate criminality, including trespass and criminal damage.
“We are also aware of a number of grossly offensive comments being made on social media and elsewhere.
“We are looking into these and will not hesitate to take action where appropriate.”
