A man has been arrested after being "drunk and abusive" towards the public and an emergency worker in Weymouth today. 

Officers from Weymouth Neighbourhood Policing Team were called to reports of a man in Weymouth town centre who was "drunk and abusive" towards the public and shop workers.

The man was issued with a section 35 dispersal notice, ordering him to leave the area for 12 hours. 

However, a few hours later, the same man was caught being abusive towards the public by patrol officers from Dorset Council's Community Safety Accreditation Scheme (CSAS). 

Police officers attended the scene and he was arrested for breaching his dispersal order, assaulting an emergency worker and other public order offences.

A spokesperson from Weymouth and Portland Police said: "This afternoon, Weymouth Neighbourhood Policing Team were deployed to reports of a man in Weymouth town centre who was drunk and abusive towards members of the public and staff at nearby shops.

"Officers attended the scene and issued the man with a section 35 dispersal notice, this notice directed the man to leave the area for a period of 12 hours.

"A few hours later, our CSAS colleagues were on patrol when they were flagged down to the same man who was again being abusive towards the public.

"Officers attended the scene and the man was arrested for breach of the section 35, assaulting an emergency worker and a number of other public order offences.

"He is currently assisting officers with our enquiries."