An abusive street drinker banned from more than 120 pubs and shops in Tunbridge Wells who spat at officers after his arrest has been slapped with a criminal behaviour order.

Scott Parker, of no fixed address, has become known in the town for being abusive and aggressive towards other people, acting in a drunk and disorderly manner and urinating in public.

Following a hearing at Medway Magistrates’ Court, the 42-year-old was given a five-year criminal behaviour order that bans him from remaining in any shop, pub or other venue if asked to leave by a member of staff, entering any premises from which barred and using any abusive or threatening language or behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress.

He is also banned from using or encouraging anyone else to use abusive or threatening language or behaviour and being drunk or consuming alcohol in a public place other than licensed premises.

The order was issued after Parker was convicted of being drunk and disorderly, assaulting a police officer, causing criminal damage to a police cell, and theft.

The first three offences relate to an incident whereby Parker was verbally abusive to police in the car park of the Sainsbury’s supermarket in Mount Pleasant Road on Thursday, July 26.

Following his arrest, during which he spat at the officers and threatened to cause them harm, it was established he had also stolen a bottle of wine from the Tesco store in St John’s Road on Saturday, July 7.

He received a 60-day prison sentence suspended for one year.

As part of the criminal behaviour order, Parker has also been told to engage with the healthcare charity Change Grow Live to address his alcohol-related issues.

Failure to comply with the terms of the order may result in a prison term of up to five years.

PC Charlotte Brown of Kent Police said: "Scott Parker has unfortunately become a familiar face in Tunbridge Wells for all the wrong reasons.

"Members of the public should be free to go about their daily business without being abused, spat at or threatened by the likes of him, so it is only right that he should be issued with a court order that should hopefully result in an improvement in his behaviour.

"Criminal behaviour orders are not issued on a whim and only apply to those people who cause significant harm to an area.

"I hope this acts as a wake-up call to Parker to engage with those available to help him turn his life around."