Going past the Co-op on Sunday (1st of April) at about 5pm I noticed the security guard being helped into an ambulance. He had a neck brace on and looked groggy. I went into the shop about ten minutes later and was told that "the same group of lads who had been trying to steal beer and food last week" had been back in with some girls and had tried to steal beer and readymeals. The security guard chased them out and was set upon by thugs wielding wooden staves. The police were called. The staff told me that they know the names of the people concerned and these have been passed on to the police.
I have also been told by other people locally (not Co-op staff) that those who were arrested a few weeks ago - for smashing in the windows at the shop -[the same ones again?] had been released because they were too young to be charged. They had allegedly come back into the Co-op to brag about getting away with it. This may just be a rumour but if it is true it is just not acceptable. If they are old enough to destroy property and hurt people - then they are old enough to bear the consequences. More importantly even than that people in Tranmere need to be protected from these thugs.
What is going on in Tranmere? It feels like the area is sliding into lawlessness. A previous report on this blog (see 1st March below) has talked about violent youth gangs in the area. The Police, local Magistrates and the local media should be working together to make this a no-go area for these types of thugs.
What do you think?
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