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breach of the peace

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Another person was arrested for a breach of the peace.

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Mr Marshall, from Carluke in South Lanarkshire, was on remand for unpaid fines and breach of the peace charges when he experienced a mental health crisis.

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The policies include a new definition of what counts as a disruption to include “speech or conduct that is likely to incite an immediate breach of the peace.”

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"We have somebody who was given a 14 month punishment part for breach of the peace and is still in prison 14 years later."

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Police said officers "enforced cordons in the area to prevent a breach of the peace and three arrests were made".

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