Police officers in Ellesmere Port have been given increased stop and search powers after a spate of robberies.
Officers have been granted stop and search powers after reports of three robberies in the town . The powers, granted under Section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act (1994), mean that officers can stop and search any person or vehicle they believe may be carrying weapons or causing serious violence in an area which includes the town's ASDA and B&M.
The Section 60 means officers do not require any grounds of suspicion to stop and search an individual. Cheshire Police said they would also be increasing their presence in the town and will target anyone believed to "causing disruption in the community."
