Gangs of kids were causing "mayhem" by sitting on top of parked cars and intimidating people at a retail park.
Police placed a number of patrols in Stonedale Retail Park as part of a dispersal zone, following reports of gangs of kids causing trouble in recent days.
There were reports of yobs gathering and intimidating staff and diners, stealing driver delivery bikes and causing damage to bus stops and shop windows.
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But when one ECHO reader went to pick up his son from work at the retail park's McDonalds, he said it was "mayhem".
He said: "There must have been 40 or more of them causing trouble, sitting on parked cars, jumping in front of cars, spitting, swearing and hanging around the doors of McDonald’s pushing people as they came in or out."
Throughout the night police issued verbal warnings to a number of yobs in the area, in an attempt to stop any criminal damage and anti-social behaviour.
A spokesperson from the force said: "Merseyside Police provided high visibility patrols in the area around Stonedale retail park last night (Wednesday, February 23) as part of the dispersal zone in place.
“Officers engaged with groups of youths in the area and issued verbal warnings.
“We will continue to work to tackle anti-social behaviour in our communities across Merseyside and where we receive reports of such behaviour, we won’t hesitate to take action.”
“If you witness any anti-social behaviour or have any information about such incidents, please contact or speak to our officers and we will act.”
Always call 999 if a crime is in progress. You can pass any information on anti-social behaviour via our social media desk @MerPolCC on Twitter or 'Merseyside Police Contact Centre' on Facebook. You can also contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via their online form at: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/give-information.
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