Trespassers at old Debenhams 'will be arrested'

COURT ORDER MEANS ENTERING IS NOW A CRIME

- By GEORGE PALMER-SOADY

PEOPLE who trespass in the abandoned Nottingham Debenhams building will be arrested, says one of the city centre's top police officers.

Nottinghamshire Police's City Superintendent Chris Pearson says those breaking into the former discount store in Old Market Square will now be committing a criminal offence, after police secured a closure order.

The order, granted by Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on Friday, will initially last for three months and is intended to deter groups from entering the building.

Breaching the order is a criminal offence and can lead to imprisonment and/or fines.

Speaking to the Post about increased patrols in the city centre, Superintendent Pearson says the order comes as part of a return to “good old-fashioned policing”