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Ross Dunn

Police swoop on 'vigilante protest' over sex offender claim on Ayrshire estate

A number of police descended on an Ayrshire street last week after a 'vigilante protest' broke out.

Cops swooped on Barward Road, Galston amid claims that a sex offender was living in the area.

Organised by an online child protection team, a video shows many residents gathered in the street shouting abuse at the house with one person even using a megaphone.

Police said that they were called to reports of a crowd outside a house in the town just after 7pm on Friday, September 18 and engaged with the group before they dispersed.

Officials say no arrests were made.

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "Around 7.05pm on Friday, September 18, police were called to a report of a crowd gathering outside a house in Barward Road, Galston. 

"Officers attended and engaged with the group who later dispersed.  No arrests were made."

A spokesperson from the Team Shades group, who organised the protest, said: "Team Shades encourages parents to check their kids' devices daily and if they have any problems in doing so, we can be contacted."

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