Yobs who caused chaos at a shopping centre hurling abuse at staff and customers and causing damage received a rude awakening on Thursday morning.
Members of North Tyneside Council’s Community Protection Team, backed up by Northumbria Police, visited nine homes across the borough to warn parents to keep their children under control or face action.
It followed a spate of incidents at Killingworth Shopping Centre and the Lakeside Centre in which teens, aged 14-16, caused havoc by riding bikes indoors, damaging equipment and intimidating staff and customers.
