Children as young as 11 have been setting bins on fire and throwing stones at cars, say residents in Strathfoyle, County Londonderry.
An area of scorched earth from a recent incident involving a bin being set alight in a Strathfoyle green area
Ms Ferguson said she has been contacted by a number of families and individuals in the village on a daily basis about the actions of a group of young people. "The ages [of those involved] range from P7 right up until about aged 17 and they get caught up in a lot of risk taking and dangerous stuff." "She was scared of children, which is just ridiculous, but that is where we are at and she is petrified in her own house.
The police said that they were now linking an arson attack in Strathfoyle to a spate of anti-social behaviour incidents in the area.
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