Police have imposed special powers to help tackle unruly behaviour in Newport this Easter Holidays as a result of local yobs throwing rocks off roofs, climbing onto buildings and maliciously setting off fire alarms at the local cinema complex.
A Section 35 dispersal order is now in place around Newport Town Centre to help officers tackle the ‘relentless’ anti-social behaviour, violence, damage and trespassing taking place in the area.
Officers have been called to a number of incidents on a daily basis throughout half term, including the malicious activation of Cineworld’s fire alarm system – twice. It’s said that a group of young girls were seen to set off the alarm for no apparent reason, resulting in the evacuation of the cinema, the gym, Pizza Hut and Burger King.
As well as the more trivial matters, there have been a number of nasty assaults at Victoria Recreation Ground and Nine Acres Playing Field over the past few days. Police also witnessed youths in balaclavas gearing up for a pre-arranged fight on Wednesday evening.
On no less than 6 occasions Police have also been called to reports of youths throwing rocks off the roof of the multi-storey car park in Pyle Street onto pedestrians below – actions which could easily have fatal consequences.
Furthermore, officers have been investigating reports of youths climbing onto the roofs of buildings on Scarrotts Lane and kicking chairs around the nearby car park.
Hampshire Constabulary has called in more officers and has instigated additional patrols in Newport to help tackle the behaviour of these young people. The Section 35 dispersal order allows officers to direct people away from the town with immediate effect if they are suspected of causing anti-social behaviour.
Last night the special powers were used to disperse 5 individuals. Anyone failing to comply is then removed to their home address and dealt with through the criminal justice system.
And these feral yob’s parents what are they doing about it? Probably were feral yob’s themselves so don’t see anything wrong about their little darlings actions. Perhaps we need a law passed that the parents and their children are under some sort of curfew that is in force other than when their children are supposed to be at school (not that many probably attend) supported by tags and a proper custodial sentence if not adhered to for all parties.
COYI. !!!!!!
Why blame the parents, you ignorant human being ,sometimes it’s lack of things to do on this shitty island for kids,teenagers, alcatraz, what hope do they have with all the nasty people on this island, also all the drug dealers, I expect you are perfect
Well if the island is that bad, leave
Feral adults breed feral kids. Your view typifies about society today, it’s everyone’s fault but not the parents. Set a better example and this would be less of a problem.
If this Island is shitty, it’s because of gangs like this. This is a beautiful place. Please feel free to leave at anytime.
because the parents are ultimately responsible for their actions until they become adults – or was that little piece of information not communicated to you, when you became a parent and burdened yourself on the benefit system.
Judging by your ignorant, uneducated attitude i suspect one or two of these yobs have been dragged up by yourself….why don’t you just leave our island and take you feral little darlings with you.
Bloody hell, are you a parent to one of these little sh*ts? So they are bored, they could find something to do rather than throw rocks onto passing pedestrians, these brainless wonders could kill someone.
You don’t break the law and put people’s lives in danger just because you are bored.
Their parents need to keep a tighter reign on them and be made aware of what they are doing.
If it is that bad, move then to the mainland then, don’t bring up your kids to make other peoples lives a misery. Maybe you are one of these idiots?
Pre arranged fights are nothing new. I can remember a few when I was at school in the early 90’s should have let them get on with it
That’s my brother ur talking about he was one who got beaten up and ur saying to let them get on with it no he had to go hospital and everything and that was early 90s not 2022 u freak
did he get beaten up in a pre arranged fight? no so how is that relevant to what i said you freak!
Another reason to bring back National Service, teach them how to be human beings.
Why dump the problem onto somebody else. Being an ex recruitment NCO, most of these individuals wouldn’t pass entrance exams. Borstal is the answer, our courts are too soft.
Hard labour is my answer. Breaking rocks instead of throwing them.
Well said
This is the same lot as in Ventnor climbing scaffold I bet. Just don’t call the police if they are on scaffold as they won’t attend. Maybe with the rule change they will now. The “individuals” I talk of are local to Ventnor and have caused no end of trouble around the island, they move about on buses, so why not ban them from buses.
This is what happens when you don’t have enough police. Just takes a minority to spoil it for all. If we had police on foot patrol they would not get a chance to be ‘out of control’.
The ventnor yobs were climbing down from the roof of the Central Hotel on the OUTSIDE of the scaffolding last week and enjoyed the attention they were receiving from the incredulous people watching from the central car park. Donning black tops with hoodies they had not a care in the world because they knew they wouldn’t be challenged. The ventnor gangs are thriving on their notoriety and their laissez-faire attitude is poisoning the town. The ‘crap car park’ gang as they tagged have grown up a bit in the past year or two (loosely speaking) and decided to move on to other areas to satisfy their kicks and bolster their mundane lives.
Do what they do in France break out the water cannons and blast the little bar stewards off the roof, nothing like a very powerful jet of water to dampen the rebel!
RESPECT!! That’s what this generation lack. Myself & a friend saw two young lad discard their rubbish onto the ground the other day?! I politely asked them to pick it up. All we got was a haul of abuse from these two youths. In my day they would of had their collars felt. Then when they got home the parents would of told them off too. What has society become. Sad world.
When identified confiscate their new iPhones,£200 trainers, electric scooters,gang hoodies etc and sell on eBay or similar to cover cost of Policing/ Damage etc. Why should law abiding tax payers have to pay.
Social services will replace them and offer
councillng.
Sad world when there is no discipline or respect, even teacher’s haven’t got the respect they deserve…. or our police officers….
The only thing these total idiots think about with their tiny brain is themselves!!!!
Think it makes them look big and clever being foul mouthed yobs !!!!
One day hopefully they will learn ?????
Won’t hold my breath though !!!!!
He’ll freezing over will probably come first !!!!!
Idiot.
Little ba*tards. Drag them back to their parents and let them know what their not so little darlings have been up to
Have you got perfect children I doubt it
Shut up shaz – you are clearly part of the problem – I bet one or more of those little runts are your kids.
perhaps that is runts with a “C”
Listen mate, whether I’ve got kids or not, breaking the law and putting the public’s life in danger is totally unacceptable. Your attitude is exactly the wrong one and why these out of control, disrespectful, ferral brats do what they do. Grow up, wise up and don’t EVER have any kids.
Have you got perfect parents? I doubt it.
This is why the right to breed should be restricted to those intelligent enough to raise children properly rather than a free for all for any pond life that wants to lower the gene pool.
Agree, as in the animal kingdom the runts of the litter end up as dinner,as it should be for these runts. Remove from society and humanely euthanized.
I’d say pepper spray and a whack with a baton are special measures but hey.
‘Anyone failing to comply is then removed to their home address’ So, basically, they’re given a lift home and that’s it? How about a night or three in a cell?
Don’t disperse them, take them to the police Station and take a V E R Y long time dealing with them, all night if necessary.
Ghetto Island. Just remember this when the next lot of planning applications go through for the next 200 homes. Coming to an area near you.
Indeed. Many of these undesirables are being imported from the mainland by our successive incompetent councils to fill the new builds we can’t fill natively, I see this happen. Stop building so many houses on such a large scale for a small island, it’s ridiculous, it only feeds the greed of mainland contractors. Come on Bob, get a result ASAP or we’ll end up scumbag central of the UK. And if they behave like this send the rats back or treat them like the vermin they are.
Meanwhile, police also overreact to an old lady asking for directions to the library.
Police report she was successfully overpowered with tazers and riot gear averting a near disaster for the island.