POLICE have warned youths to stay away from two sites in a village near Oswestry.
Officers from Oswestry Police said youths had been gaining access to private property, one of which is a building site, in Whittington.
They warned them against doing so in the future.
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The first site is on Cambrian Avenue where a resident stores cars and individuals have been see causing damage to them.
Cambrian Avenue, Whittington. Youths are gaining access onto private land where a resident stores cars and are causing damage to them. These are not scrap vehicles, but part of a business and someone’s livelihood. Keep out – CCTV has been installed. pic.twitter.com/CIrSfFFsiR
— Oswestry SNT (@OsCops) March 30, 2022
But they have been warned that CCTV has now been installed.
Police said via the OsCops Twitter page: “Youths are gaining access onto private land where a resident stores cars and are causing damage to them. These are not scrap vehicles, but part of a business and someone’s livelihood.
“Keep out – CCTV has been installed.”
The second post via their Twitter page related to the Castle Keep development on the outskirts of the village.
Castle Keep development in Whittington. Youths are regularly gaining access to the site. There’s a reason it’s fenced off: it’s private ground and not open to the public, also there are associated hazards on site; scaffolding is not a play area for irresponsible youths!
— Oswestry SNT (@OsCops) March 30, 2022
Police added: “Youths are regularly gaining access to the site. There’s a reason it’s fenced off: it’s private ground and not open to the public, also there are associated hazards on site; scaffolding is not a play area for irresponsible youths.”