Fed-up Lanarkshire residents plead for CCTV cameras as masked yobs continue to cause chaos

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Fed-up residents in a Cambuslang housing estate are pleading for CCTV cameras to be implemented as young masked yobs continue to cause chaos in the area.Lanarkshire Live reported several weeks ago that residents at Gilbertfield Wynd are continually being harassed by the teenagers, who are starting fires, smashing windows and doors and trashing plants and trees.Since then, incidents involving the youths have continued to pop up, with more houses having their patio doors smashed, house doors being tried and cars being broken into.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Concerned resident Deborah Dyer has pleaded with South Lanarkshire Council and Police Scotland to help deal with the troublesome youngsters, who it is believed are aged between 11 and 13.She said: “They all say that they are dealing with it, but they are not.

It is the same wee group, and we are getting targeted non-stop. It is beyond a joke.“The police know who they are, and they are speaking to them every other day, but it is not putting them off coming up and smashing another window.“Us residents are sick of it.

Nothing so far is stopping it. We are having to keep an eye out all of the time. Half of them aren’t even at high school yet.“They are all skirting about in these scooters with balaclavas on, it is like gangs.