Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
YOUTH DISORDER CALL
Cops demand parents ‘step up’ after mob goes on rampage
PARENTS were yesterday urged to “step up” after a 40-strong mob of youths caused destruction.
Police in Craigavon, Co Armagh, had to move the group on at 4.30pm on Saturday and appealed to mums and dads to take a more active role in their kids’ lives. A spokesman said: “This isn’t last weekend, or last night. This was 4.30pm.
“This is the tail end of a crowd of 40 moved on by our neighbourhood team.
“What they left behind them is what dog walkers, kids out with families, and school pupils on Monday morning have to SNOW might be a pain for drivers but the weekend flurries made for a fun-filled start to the half-term school holidays
Heavy downfalls left many parts of Northern Ireland looking like a winter wonderland over the weekend and forecasters said there is more to come. navigate. It becomes wearisome that every weekend we tell parents they need to step up.
“Last weekend we had a 14-year-old girl unable to look after herself, throwing up and needing medical treatment.
“That’s someone’s daughter who has caused an ambulance not to be free for heart attacks, Extending its yellow weather warning until this afternoon, a Met Office source said: “Heavy hail and snow showers are expected during Monday morning and will lead to ice and snow accumulating on many surfaces.
“Longer journey times by road, bus and train services are likely.” road crashes and stroke victims. If your little darling is currently out, or looking to go out, it’s about time you made sure you know where.
“You can moan that we’re ‘blaming’ but a phone call from our custody suite, or worse from A&E would focus the mind.”