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[Anorak]

Police forces are expected to spend millions of extra pounds on Halloween this year following a sharp increase in antisocial behaviour by "trick or treat" gangs.

Thousands of extra officers will be on duty on Tuesday, with some forces warning that officers in unmarked spotter cars will be on hand to arrest or hand out £80 penalty notices to rowdy teenagers.

Problems associated with Halloween rarely existed until a few years ago. However, with the arrival of American "trick or treating", trouble appears to have increased in line with the growth of the event itself. Five years ago, Britons spent £12m on Halloween; the figure is now £120m.


This is one USA import we really dont need, rest of the story. C @ http://***.guardian.co.uk/crime/arti...933680,00.html


Btw, tonight is mess with our clocks night, where we go back an hour - b***dy nucience, dark when we get up and dark by 3-4pm, and NO idea where we are with europe & Usa, comp is still rolling : 01.36 and my radio timed clock hasnt kicked in yet.

nn all anyways XxX

[Brandon Sheley]

are ppl stealing candy ?

[Anorak]

nar,
double post,
the blaggers come out, whats a blagger ? mis fits of society ???? Older gang kids.

[El Fuego]

Nothing like the ole fashioned "blame game."

I think it's funny that they (in part) want to blame this one on "the arrival of American 'trick or treating'".

To funny!