| It’s understood the authorities are currently engaged in evidence-gathering that could lead to distress-causing residents being excluded from their homes for a period of three months.
The revelation follows a swoop on Tuesday on the troubled Dallfield Court multi in the Hilltown as part of the police-led Operation Waterloo.
A flat on the top floor was boarded up after a closure order was secured at the sheriff court.
It is the second such action on that landing of the building in a matter of weeks.
Detective Chief Inspector Willie Semple said today, “The tactic currently being employed is looking at persons who are causing anti-social behaviour.
“We are working in partnership with Dundee City Council to remove these people, who are identified either through intelligence or decent members of the public becoming sick of drug dealing and reporting it.”
The senior officer is heading up Operation Waterloo, which was launched in response to persistent problems with drug use and associated crime in the Hilltown and Stobswell.
Dozens of arrests were made during an enforcement phase, and a number of people have already appeared in court on charges including the supply of heroin.
DCI Semple said they were now involved in a long-term effort to improve the lives of people in the area, which includes high-profile policing and action such as obtaining closure orders.
The order enforced on Tuesday related to the flat at 14E Dallfield Court, occupied by Michael Reilly (38) and Sarah Shirkey (26).
It was boarded up and will remain so for three months.
Authorities said the address had been the scene of constant anti-social behaviour by the tenants and a large number of visitors.
On the landing outside the flat there was evidence of drug-taking including needles and blood stains, while human excrement was found on common stairwells.
Over the last three months Tayside Police have received almost 30 calls in relation to anti-social behaviour emanating from the household.
Since November last year, 167 needles have been collected by the police or the council in the vicinity of the address.
The main aim of closure orders is to give respite to neighbouring tenants. However, there is evidence from previous cases that the occupants often choose not to return at the end of the three months.
Police have stressed that, in cases where an anti-social tenant moves on, they will be subject to monitoring at their new address. |
