Police responded to multiple reports of yobs attacking homes and vehicles in Newcastle with fireworks and rocks on Tuesday night. It is the latest in a string of similar incidents in the West Denton area.
Officers have slammed the behaviour as unacceptable. And they are urging parents to keep track of their children.
In a tweet last night, Newcastle Police said its officers "have been responding to several reports in the West Denton area of youths throwing fireworks and rocks at residences and vehicles."
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"This behaviour will not be tolerated", continued the tweet. "Northumbria police are committed to tackling it," it added.
It comes after similar incidents earlier this month. On October 12 and 13 police received reports of youths throwing fireworks on Lindbridge Drive and West Denton Way. And, on October 17, fire service crews "were subjected to verbal abuse and damage to their fire engine at Westerhope and West Denton", said police.
Mindless thugs bombarded fire crews with stones and left a fire engine windscreen smashed in the appalling attacks. Thankfully no crews were injured. The service revealed that attacks on their crews have almost doubled in the last 12 months, with 121 attacks since the turn of the year.
Chief Fire Officer Chris Lowther said: “I have far too often had to call on parents to speak to children about mindless attacks on fire crews in our communities. Firefighters are mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, sons and daughters, and don’t deserve to be treated like this."
There were a spate of similar incidents in the same area this time last year. Firefighters were attacked by yobs throwing fireworks as they attended incidents on Bonfire Night, 2021.
Newcastle crews had been attending incidents in West Denton, Newbiggin Hall and Elswick when they were subjected to the attacks. At the time, Chief Inspector Nicola Wearing, of Northumbria Police, said: “I would like to thank the overwhelming majority of people who were respectful and well-behaved while enjoying the Halloween and Bonfire Night period."
“However, when pockets of disorder did arise, we and our emergency service partners worked together to respond and ensure incidents were brought to a conclusion as quickly as possible.
“Enquiries are ongoing into a number of reports, and anyone involved in anti-social behaviour can expect to be dealt with swiftly and appropriately."
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