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Police Want To Stop Sex On Tombstones And The Jokes Are Writing Themselves
By Kate Nicholson
The allure some local tombstones hold as a hook-up spot is apparently so intense
that police in Suffolk have had to come up with new ways to deter people – and, pre- dictably, social media didn’t hold back with the jokes.
Yes, raised tomb- stones
in Ipswich’s Arras Square seem to have a special kind of draw for people looking to have sex, take drugs and con- sume alcohol off the beaten track.
This is just one part of a wider problem the area has with high lev- els of crime and anti-social behav- ior, which is why Ipswich Borough Council has rolled out its ‘Turning Our Town Around’ project.
But, it’s these tombstones which are drawing in the most attention at the moment – the local community has already voted for the area to be fully redeveloped, and even the police officers have waded in with suggestions on how to reduce
public interest.
In a letter pub- lished on the council’s planning portal, police said: “In publicly acces- sible but secluded locations such as this, it is sadly common to find raised tombstones being used as tables to consume alcohol and drugs.
“They are also sometimes the site of sexual activity.”
The force claimed this “anti-social behavior is partic- ularly disrespect- ful” because of the religious set- ting.
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