GROUPS of youngsters are being moved on by police following the introduction of dispersal orders in a Hampshire town.

The 48-hour orders were issued following incidents in the Rowner and Bridgemary areas of Gosport.

Police have been monitoring the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) route, a former railway line which ran between Fareham and Gosport.

Posting on social media Gosport cops said: "Officers have again been completing patrols and moving on groups.

"Several officers have been flying the flag on the BRT route and surrounding area, while PCs Pragnell and Paice have been busy stop-checking, searching (due to recent incidents involving eggs) and dispersing a group in Alver Village Square.

"Parents of the youngsters present, who were subsequently visited, were very supportive of our actions and intervention, with one dad quickly establishing that his child was involved in a recent incident inside one of the shops.

"The youth concerned has since received a Community Resolution and been taken to the shop by his dad to apologise in person to the staff there."

Meanwhile, a 33-year-old man was arrested at an address in Forton Road, Gosport, on suspicion of shoplifting and stealing from a car.

He appeared before Portsmouth magistrates and is due to return to court on February 17.

A 46-year-old man was arrested at the same address on suspicion of committing a road traffic offence in July last year.