RIOT cops have descended on a Dundee scheme have after a huge disturbance.
It came after a mob of around 60 sealed off roads with a barrier of fire and ransacked a house amid Halloween chaos.
Tom Farmer – The Sun GlasgowThe whole street has been set alight[/caption]
Tom Farmer – The Sun GlasgowAround 60 masked thugs are ransacking an empty house[/caption]
Tom Farmer – The Sun GlasgowRiot police were sent in to break up the fire carnage[/caption]
Tom Farmer – The Sun GlasgowA gang of hooded yobs set fire to wheelie bins as cops locked down the street[/caption]
A gang of hooded and masked yobs have set wheelie bins ablaze outside an empty house to stop cops getting near the riot.
The louts then ransacked the empty house, throwing stuff out of the address and smashing windows.
Children as young as 10 are supposedly involved in the carnage.
Fire crews and police are currently on their way to the scene, with riot officers also on scene.
One local said: “It is so scary. They are taking it too far.”
It is believed the night started calmly enough, with several dressed-up kids trick or treating.
But things began to change when a crowd gathered and started setting off fireworks.
Gangs of masked kids turned up along with older people.
The cops were spotted chatting with the kids before the chaos kicked off.
One officer told a youngster: “Just stay out of trouble. No one wants any trouble. Stay safe.
“You might be wearing a mask but someone will know who you are.”
Wheelie bins were also set ablaze and yobs were seen standing on top of parked motors amid the carnage.
Riot cops seized back control of the streets after an hour of carnage.
Dozens of officers in helmets and brandishing shields have marched into the Kirkton area of Dundee.
Masked neds screamed at them: “Let’s go.”
But within seconds the yobs fled.
They left burning bins in their wake as they ran.
Council leader John Alexander – who represents Kirkton – condemned this year’s riots.
In a strongly worded Facebook post, he branded those involved as “absolute morons” describing the “pathetic, ugly” scenes as a “sad sight.”
He said: “Once again, a small group brings the area down and for what… a chase, to appear ‘hard’ or for ‘fun’.
“Look at the ages of some of those in the videos.
“If you know you’re kids are involved in this then sadly, you’re part of the problem.
“As a parent, as much as a councillor for the area, it makes me so incredibly angry to see this.
“I’m in contact with officers as I type and I’m being kept up to date.
“Well done to the group of roughly 50 folk who have, quite literally, caused huge concern and worry in the area, cost taxpayers tens of thousands of pounds and once again knocked their own community.
“Thanks, as ever, to Police Scotland Tayside and Scottish Fire and Rescue Service for putting themselves in harm’s way to protect the community.”
Last year, riot police raced to a Dundee neighbourhood after a bonfire erupted into violence.
Louts were filmed recklessly throwing fireworks and burning roadblocks were lit in a street in the Kirkton area of the city on Halloween.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Police and emergency services are in attendance at a disturbance and fire in the Beauly Avenue and Beauly Square area of Dundee. Officers were called to the area around 7.45pm this evening (Tuesday, 31 October 2023).”
Tom FarmerChaos has erupted in Dundee with dozens of youths facing off against cops[/caption]
Tom FarmerThe night descended into trouble after a gathering turned ugly[/caption]
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