Search for teens after reports of racial abuse

Police are searching for a group of teenagers after several reports of racial abuse and antisocial behaviour.

The gang threw stones at a homeowner and damaged allotments in the Priors Park area of Tewkesbury over recent weeks, Gloucestershire Police said.

Officers are now looking for a group of boys in their mid-teens, who are believed to live locally, and are asking for the public's help to track down those responsible.

In one incident, it was reported that five teenage boys had been throwing stones at the window of a property on York Road on Wednesday.

When the homeowner came out to challenge them, they became racially abusive before throwing stones at him.

Police said they had also received reports of damage being caused at nearby allotments, where a group of teenagers had acted towards members of the public in an antisocial manner.

Increased patrols have been carried out in the area following the reports.

Anyone with information has been asked to contact Gloucestershire Police.

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