These are the faces of ten men who were handed bans for causing misery and mayhem on Merseyside.
The list includes offenders who were banned from entering shops across the region, from Tesco Express to M&S and Boots, while others were banned from touching cars, riding bikes and using "foul words or behaviour."
In each case, the offender was handed a Criminal Behaviour Order which comes with its own specific set of restrictions. Criminal Behaviour Orders are used to target the most persistent offenders where their behaviour has been brought before a court.
It means on top of their sentence, the individual also faces additional restrictions that can last for an indefinite period if they are adults, or for up to three years for under 18s.
One of the people who received a ban was 33-year-old Michael Hall who had only been out of prison for two months when he began repeatedly targeting Co-op stores on Merseyside. But it was his distinctive stripy socks which were spotted on CCTV that ultimately led to his downfall.
Here the ECHO takes a look at back at Hall's case and others who have been banned from parts of the region this year.
Sean Clamp
"Career criminal" Sean Clamp is banned from every Tesco Express, Boots and Marks and Spencer store in Merseyside.
Clamp was locked up at the end of August over two terrifying raids , one of which saw him silently pass a note demanding cash to staff before telling them "I'm not a bad guy". Clamp, of Bowland Drive in Litherland, was armed with a length of pipe which he attempted to pass off as a gun, when he carried out the two raids on the same evening in Bootle on July 12.
The 33-year-old was described at Liverpool Crown Court as a "career criminal" and a "classic drug addicted shoplifter by trade". Many of his visits to court have been as a result of the latter.
This culminated in January, when the prolific thief was handed a two-year criminal behaviour order by Wirral Magistrates' Court which prevented him from entering Bootle New Strand Shopping Centre and the surrounding area.
The order also banned him from any branches of Boots, the Co-op, Marks and Spencer, Tesco Express, Iceland and One Stop Shop within Merseyside.
Clamp has a staggering 111 previous convictions for 233 offences. He was jailed for five years in August after admitting robbery, attempted robbery and possession of a firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence.
Khia Roberts
Khia Roberts was banned from touching any motor vehicle without permission.
Roberts appeared in court on September 29 for a number of offences and was sentenced to a total of 18 weeks imprisonment, suspended for 12 months. Merseyside Police confirmed Roberts will also be subject to a 12 week electronically monitored curfew from 7pm to 7am which will last until December 21, 2022.
He has also been fined more than £250 and is required to attend rehabilitation activities. Roberts remains the subject of a criminal behaviour order due to his repeat offending which bans him from touching any motor vehicle or being on any private dwelling without the express permission of the owner.
The order remains in place until November 23, 2024.
Michael Hall
Michael Hall, 33, repeatedly targeted Co-op stores on Merseyside, and even brazenly stayed in a hotel to raid two more in North Wales.
Hall waited just two months after getting out of prison to begin his latest crime spree, which involved losses of more than £135,000. He climbed onto the roofs of the premises - usually brazenly using a ladder - to break in and scarper with cash and goods, sometimes with an accomplice.
But Michael Hall’s downfall involved his distinctive stripy socks which were spotted on CCTV and later found at his home. Peter Wilson, prosecuting, said that Hall was identified from CCTV footage, which on three occasions caught his distinctive socks, and from cell site evidence linked to his mobile phone.
Hall, of no fixed address, but formerly of Mount Pleasant, Waterloo, pleaded guilty to burgling eight Co-op stores, one near his home on three occasions, and also a coffee shop, where he stole a charity box. He was recalled on prison licence after his arrest until June 2024 but his latest sentence began on January 12.
Judge David Swinnerton at Liverpool Crown Court put him back behind bars for six years and asked why he had targeted the Co-op stores, for which he was also jailed in 2014. Hall is now banned from every Co-op store in Merseyside.
Billie Joe Walsh
Billie Joe Walsh was banned from every private property on Merseyside. Walsh was issued the criminal behaviour order by Merseyside Police following violent behaviour towards police officers and staff last November.
The 33-year-old was serving time in prison for criminal damage offences when he was handed the ban this February. Upon release from prison, Walsh, from St Helens, will be banned from entering the grounds of any private property except with the permission of the owner, occupant, or tenant.
This includes gardens, driveways, pathways, premises, sheds and other outdoor buildings in Merseyside. Walsh is also banned from being drunk in a public place in Merseyside or from having any bottles, cans or containers holding alcohol and carrying a knife or bladed weapon including a pen knife in the county.
The order expires on 24th February 2027 and was issued to Walsh at Liverpool Crown Court on Friday 25 February when he pleaded guilty to criminal damage and resisting and obstructing a Police Constable.
David Trueman
Serial shoplifter David Trueman was banned from entering Liverpool City Centre for four years.
Trueman, of no fixed address, was issued with the four-year Criminal Behaviour Order following a campaign of anti-social behaviour and shoplifting that has 'plagued' shops in the city centre. The order means that 30-year-old Trueman is not allowed to enter the area bounded by and including Dale Street (Queensway), Moorfields up to and including the junction with Tithebarn Street, Bixteth Street, St Paul's Square, 43 Old Hall Street, parallel to New Quay and entrance to Capital NCP Car Park.
He's also not allowed to enter the area from New Quay to St George's Dock gates and then to The Strand, Liver Street, Paradise Street, Hanover Street, Ranelagh Street, Renshaw Street, Copperas Hill, Russell Street, Seymour Street, London Road, Lime Street, St George's Place, St John's Lane, Old Haymarket and Dale Street.
Trueman was handed a 16-week custodial sentence after pleading guilty to shoplifting at Liverpool Magistrates Court on September 21.
Joel Bowden
Joel Bowden was banned from riding a bike and using "foul or insulting words" for two years.
Bowden, 17, "plagued neighbours" with his anti-social behaviour before he was brought to the attention of Merseyside Police and Wirral Anti-Social Behaviour Team by members of the public and business owners in and around New Ferry, Wirral.
The Criminal Behaviour Order was issued at Liverpool Youth Court this June and expires on 7 June 2024.
Under the terms of the order, Bowden must not:
- Ride any bicycle on any pavement or ride any bicycle in a reckless or a dangerous manner.
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Ride on any two or four wheeled motorcycle in a public place unless the holder of a driving licence to do so and the vehicle is insured.
- Remain in any shop or business premises located within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral when asked to leave by a member of staff working in that business.
- Use any threatening, abusive, foul, or insulting words or behaviour, likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress or fear to any person, or to threaten violence and behave in a disorderly manner towards members of the public anywhere within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral.
Adrian Debacker
Adrian Debacker was banned from a number of stores across Merseyside including Boots, Specsavers and TK Maxx.
Adrian Debacker of Statton Road, Wavertree, was handed a two-year Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) for anti-social behaviour and stealing from local shops. The order bans the 49-year-old from entering a range of shops in the Old Swan area and means he cannot remain in any shop in Merseyside if he is asked to leave by a staff member.
The order was issued at Sefton Magistrates Court and means Debacker is:
Not to enter Boots Store, Prescot Road, Liverpool L13
Not to enter Specsavers Opticians, Prescot Road, Liverpool L13
Not to enter TK Maxx, Montrose Way, Liverpool L13
Not to remain in any shop premises if asked to leave by a member of staff within the county of Merseyside
Not to act or incite others to act in an anti-social manner likely to cause alarm, harassment or distress to one or more persons not of the same household within the county of Merseyside
Alex Shirley
Alex Shirley was banned from Kirkby Town centre after being found guilty of a number of shoplifting offences in the area.
Shirley, of Merewood, Southdene, was handed the two-year criminal behaviour order at Liverpool crown court, on Wednesday, October 12. It means he will be committing an offence if he goes into the town centre including Irlam Drive and St Chad's Drive.
The ban also prohibits him from visiting Webster Drive to Cherryfield Drive and Cherryfield Drive to and Kirkby Bus Station. Norwich Way/War Memorial from Kirkby Bus Station, Cherryfield Drive to Hall Lane are all included in the order.
Arben Selemi
Arben Selemi was banned from entering Liverpool city centre for a total of two years.
Selemi appeared before Sefton Magistrates Court this July where he was issued with a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO). The CBO will remain in place for a total of two years, meaning he cannot enter the city centre.
It comes following an application by the city centre's local policing team after Selemi's previous convictions for theft. Merseyside Police confirmed to the ECHO that Selemi was recently convicted of the theft of an Adidas hooded top from the Footlocker store in Liverpool city centre.
Adam Murphy
Adam Murphy is banned from entering Liverpool city centre for two years after trying to break into a car.
Murphy was given a two-year Criminal Behaviour Order after causing criminal damage to the vehicle in Cheapside. The 39-year-old, from Leeds Street, was issued the order at Liverpool Magistrates Court on Monday, October 17.
The order means that he will be breaking the law if he enters an area of Liverpool city centre, including Lime Street, part of the waterfront and near Chinatown.
The order granted prohibits him from entering: the area bounded by and including Dale Street (Queensway) up to and including the junction with Cheapside to Tithebarn Street, Moorfields, Water Street, The Strand, Strand Street, Liver Street, Paradise Street, Duke Street. It also includes: Upper Duke Street, Berry Street, Leece Street, Renshaw Street, Brownlow Hill, Copperas Hill, Russel Street, Seymour Street, London Road, Lime Street, St George's Place, St John's Lane and Old Haymarket.
