Police chiefs in Dundee have issued a fresh note of reassurance for locals in the Kirkton area as Bonfire Night looms – following the war-like scenes of rioting in the scheme earlier this week.
Several people have been arrested after youths allegedly hurled fireworks at police officers, set fires and smashed windows with bricks in the northern area of Kirkton on Monday night. The scenes provoked anger among locals and prompted Dundee supermarkets to withdraw fireworks from sale altogether.
Ahead of Bonfire Night – which has no official displays in Dundee after council chiefs cancelled them – Chief Inspector Ross Fitzgerald, local area commander for the city's police force, has issued a vow to keep people safe following Halloween's disgraceful scenes. Additional uniformed police officers are being deployed to the scheme this weekend.
