03/06/2026
A Section 60 Order has been introduced in Huyton, Prescot and Whiston for a third successive night to help prevent potential criminality and disorder.
The Section 60 Order began at 2pm today (Wednesday 3 June) and runs until 5am tomorrow. It will again give officers additional powers to search people suspected of involvement in crime and disorder.
It also includes a Section 60AA authorisation, which means anyone failing to remove a face covering when asked by an officer could be arrested. Any face covering can also be seized by a police officer.
Section 60 orders in place on the past two nights have led to around 100 people being stop searched in the area.
As on Tuesday night, the area covered by the order is bounded by Liverpool Road, the M57, Warrington Road, the M62, Fox’s Bank Lane, Blundells Lane and Stoney Lane.
The order has been introduced following the shooting on Pottery Lane, Whiston on Sunday 24 May and subsequent incidents including those involving males on Sur-ron e-bikes.
The latest incident reported at about 7.50pm last night (Tuesday 2 June) involved a 16-year-old male being knocked off his bicycle and chased on foot in the area of Fairclough Road, Huyton. He was not further assaulted and did not sustain serious injuries.
Inspector Ray Mavrakakis said: “Section 60 Orders are one of many tools we can use to disrupt the activities of criminals who bring nothing but pain and harm to our communities.
“Together with warrants, year-round stop checks, land searches and major operations targeting Organised Crime Groups, such orders leave criminals in no doubt that they and their activities are not welcome here.
“It means we can directly target people we suspect may be involved in crime thanks to our intelligence as well as information from communities.
“People going about their lawful business in the area have nothing to fear from these orders, and I hope are reassured that we are taking this proactive approach to recent incidents.
“I continue to ask anyone with concerns about criminals operating in their area to speak to the additional patrols they will see or contact is by phone or online so that we can tackle robust action.”
