Village held hostage by feral teenage girls

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Village held hostage by feral teenage girls calls in private security to patrol the streets as their sleepy neighbourhood becomes overrun by youths.

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A village caught in the grip of a shoplifting epidemic by feral children have called in private security to patrol their streets
Villagers in Barnham, West Sussex say they are being held hostage by youths fighting, looting shops, vandalising property and threatening staff.
Antisocial behaviour in the leafy coastal village has continued despite extra police carrying out patrols and making 14 arrests.
Local businesses said youths steal alcoholfrom Tesco Express and the Co-op near the railway station and then get 'very aggressive'.
There was also a report of a trespasser and also sightings of children climbing fences near the railway line that runs through the village last Tuesday.
Village held hostage by feral teenage girls calls in private security

Village held hostage by feral teenage girls calls in private security

The owner of a small taxi firm nearby said between 60 and 100 commuters were stranded for around an hour as trains were halted, including holidaymakers on their way to Gatwick.
Arun District Council has now paid for private security guards from MS Security Services to patrol the high street in a bid to stop shoplifting and antisocial behaviour.

Source:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13344617/amp/barnham-emergency-meeting-village-lawless-teenagers.html

My parents live here, it's very scary to hear something like this happening here. This type of behaviour seems to be spreading from London to rural areas.

Schools are just as bad.

One day the tide will turn...

Shoplifting is everywhere and always has been

Not sure why you think it's 'coming from London' 😂

Climbing fences and a trespasser! Well I never

Not clicked the link btw

I used to live in London (for over a decade) and never came across behaviour like this. Don't think London is to blame

Have lived in London for 18 years and, bar the riots in 2011 I think, I’ve never seen it either.

maybe it will come to London from the rural areas…

How do you think London is to blame for the behaviour of teenagers in rural areas? Do you think they go to London on a day trip, observe antisocial behaviour (which isn’t particularly high) and think yeah, I’ll go back home and do that?

The parents either don’t care or refuse to discipline. Behaviour in schools at the moment is shocking- as in illegal, dangerous and out of control. But then people roll along and say stupid things like ‘it’s alway happened’ and ‘they’re just being teens’ which might be somewhat true but isn’t an excuse for disgusting behaviour.

The 'sleepy leafy coastal villages' are to blame for anti social teenage girls spreading their behaviour.... it will soon hit the big cities!

“Spreading from London” catch yourself on

I ended up looking at the link.... laughed at them stealing 'meal deals'.... getting the best value! 😂

I’m actually quite angry that this is a thread and yet there isn’t one about the teacher being stabbed in Wales today. Really tells you everything about MN

Start one then? That's how threads happen

How is this "spreading from London"?! That's the MN comment of the day.
Teenagers get bored in rural areas. I London they actually have stuff to do that they can access via public transport if needed...

Lol - start one of you're that bothered 🤦‍♀️

Point proven.

lol

There's no point to prove! Weird

Well, it may or may not be London rather than just cities.

I live rurally and sometimes ‘troubled, and troublesome’ social tenants are moved out from cities to housing in quiet villages. As OPs have said, suddenly there is nothing to do and problems start.

Friends told me there are kids who cause minor disruption in their village - several people have had to stop selling produce on roadside stalls because they get trashed, eggs smashed and money boxes stolen, the kids play ‘chicken’ on their bikes with passing traffic. Annoying stuff.

In a nearby town they shipped in a couple of drug dealers and it caused chaos. They had to move the tenants back into the city.

Im not surprised people are paying for security, rural police are spread far too thinly to deal with it effectively.

This is old news too.

Well it's not like London has any crime is it 🤣🤣

I grew up near Barnham and there were feral kids in the area back then. I'm wondering whether these teenagers are the children or possibly grandchildren of some of my more "challenging" classmates. The rural parts of West Sussex are popular with retirees and have always had a lot more activities for retired people than teenagers, which might be part of the problem.

Don’t think it’s to to blame for this incident, but come on. London is a cesspit. I lived there for 10 years, and the London of today is totally different to the London I lived in. Used to love it, but having been back to visit friends several times since, it’s just gone downhill. Really sad.

This type of behaviour seems to be spreading from London to rural areas.

Spreading from London?

lol the spreading from London bit is a pretty deranged comment - quite offensive to Londoners too.

It’s not the only village in West Sussex I’ve read this is happening. The Co Op is a big target for some reason. The kids walk in take what they want and just leave.