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Last Updated: Sunday, 3 October, 2004, 14:07 GMT 15:07 UK
Police purge on street fireworks
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Police are clamping down on youths letting off fireworks in the street
Extra police officers are being put on the beat across South Yorkshire in the run-up to bonfire night.

The extra patrols are part of Operation Mischief which aims to cut down anti-social behaviour from youngsters letting off fireworks in the streets.

The high visibility patrols come as the county's police urge local councils to use new powers to serve Anti-Social Behaviour Orders on trouble-makers.

Traders who sell fireworks to under-age youngsters will also be targeted.




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