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But they will be brandished by cops not referees. Officers will be issuing them to anyone suspected of being up to no good. A crime will not have to be in progress for this action to be taken, but there will be police intelligence that the individual is involved in criminal behaviour.
Thirty of the warning cards have been issued already and led to seven arrests. And if the suspects are stopped again, a double yellow card may mean legal action keep them out of the county including dispersal orders or civil orders.
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