A thug who was banned from his own estate for battering two brothers with a golf club is wanted by police for breaching his gang injunction.
Jack Roach was jailed for 11 months in October 2022 after he and his dad fought with two brothers outside their Woodchurch home. The incident, triggered over an alleged bike theft, saw Roach and his dad David battle with Brendan and Michael Kennedy for a lengthy brawl with the then 19-year-old using a golf club.
While the other defendants in the case avoided prison, Roach was jailed as the court heard he already had a significant list of previous convictions including possession of an offensive weapon. The judge also imposed a criminal behaviour order (CBO) in order to limit his criminality in the future, restricting where he could go and who he could speak to on his own estate.
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Roach was jailed again for breaching the criminal behaviour order in September last year after he was spotted by officers on foot patrol on the Woodchurch estate. The car he was a passenger in drove from the scene but he was arrested days later, remanded in custody and sentenced to eight weeks in prison after he pleaded guilty to two counts of breaching his order.
Inspector Sharon Robinson said: "Criminal behaviour orders are one of the tools available to us in our ongoing work to combat those prepared to engage in serious and organised crime in Wirral. CBOs are available for use against seriously antisocial individuals and send a message that we will not tolerate any behaviour that brings fear and harm to our communities.
"In this instance, Roach was seen socialising with a named person in his order in a place he was prohibited from being. We are continuing to rigorously police the EVOLVE Wirral area and will use everything within our policing powers to make the Woodchurch, Beechwood and Noctorum areas safer places to live and visit."
Roach was arrested again later the same month on suspicion of breaching a gang injunction order, previously imposed with the aim of preventing gang-related violence. And now, Merseyside Police has confirmed Roach, now 21, has breached his injunction again and have appealed for help in finding him.
A spokesperson said: "Officers would like to speak to Jack Roach following breaches of his gang injunction and failure to comply with post-sentence supervision requirements." Roach is described as a white male, approximately 5ft, 11in tall, of slim build with a pale complexion and brown, wavy, shoulder length hair, and speaks with a local accent.
If you see him or have any information, contact the police @MerPolCC on Twitter, ‘Merseyside Police Contact Centre’ on Facebook, or anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 giving the reference 23001265751.
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