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| Fines for Halloween troublemakers | Fines for Halloween troublemakers |
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| Teenagers who cause trouble while out trick-or-treating face fines of £80 by some police forces this Halloween. | |
| Police are preparing for a sharp rise in anti-social behaviour to coincide with the annual festival. | Police are preparing for a sharp rise in anti-social behaviour to coincide with the annual festival. |
| Statistics suggest there is a 20 per cent increase in nuisance crime around this time of the year. | Statistics suggest there is a 20 per cent increase in nuisance crime around this time of the year. |
| According to the Guardian, thousands of extra police officers will be on duty on Tuesday. Some forces have issues safety advice cards and leaflets. | According to the Guardian, thousands of extra police officers will be on duty on Tuesday. Some forces have issues safety advice cards and leaflets. |
| Unmarked spotter cars will also be on patrol, looking out for unruly youths who take advantage of the night when many of the nation's children will go out trick-or-treating. | Unmarked spotter cars will also be on patrol, looking out for unruly youths who take advantage of the night when many of the nation's children will go out trick-or-treating. |
| Donna Bell, spokeswoman for Cheshire police told the paper: "Last year we received 1,519 calls on Halloween, when the normal level would have been about 1,000. | Donna Bell, spokeswoman for Cheshire police told the paper: "Last year we received 1,519 calls on Halloween, when the normal level would have been about 1,000. |
| "The year before it was 1,317 and in 2003 is was 1,119. | "The year before it was 1,317 and in 2003 is was 1,119. |
| "Last year, the majority of calls complained of damage to property, rowdy behaviour and intimidation. | "Last year, the majority of calls complained of damage to property, rowdy behaviour and intimidation. |
| "This year, for the first time we have issued 24,000 yes/no posters and a further 24,00 leaflets advising parents and children on what they can do to enjoy themselves peacefully." | "This year, for the first time we have issued 24,000 yes/no posters and a further 24,00 leaflets advising parents and children on what they can do to enjoy themselves peacefully." |
| PC Nick Stephens from Warwickshire Police told the BBC the force is "cracking down" on Halloween-inspired anti-social behaviour. | PC Nick Stephens from Warwickshire Police told the BBC the force is "cracking down" on Halloween-inspired anti-social behaviour. |
| "Our concern is that Halloween is a time when young people are going to enjoy themselves, but there are those who as they get older, thirteen, fourteen or fifteen go a little bit beyond the pale," he said. | "Our concern is that Halloween is a time when young people are going to enjoy themselves, but there are those who as they get older, thirteen, fourteen or fifteen go a little bit beyond the pale," he said. |
| "They're the ones we will be cracking down hard on and that sort of behaviour can be knocking and running away from doors, ringing doorbells and running away." | "They're the ones we will be cracking down hard on and that sort of behaviour can be knocking and running away from doors, ringing doorbells and running away." |