Gang of 21 youths descend on Cedar Avenue property

Neil Topping and Célia McCullough, of Cedar Avenue in Malvern Link, saw the group outside their home from a Ring Doorbell camera after being tipped off by a neighbour.

Miss McCullough claims the group was the same group that was banned from Malvern Link Station over the weekend.

Célia McCullough said: "She said: "We saw the group on the footage and we were able to count 21 people that were involved.

"They rushed into our garden and stole my son's bag from our cabin. They also stole an expensive bike as well. 

"We were driving back home after we found out but we were told by a neighbour that they had already left and had made their way to Malvern Link station.

"We heard that they were also throwing stones at homes and urinating on properties as well."

READ MORE: West Mercia Police ban teenagers from Malvern Link for up to 48 hours

A masked youth with the stolen bike. (Image: Célia McCullough)

About eight officers arrived at Malvern Link train station and issued five dispersal notices to some of the teenagers, meaning they could not visit the train station for up to 48 hours. 

A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said: "Officers in Malvern have issued five dispersal notices for this weekend following reports of youths in the area of Malvern Link on the evening of Saturday, April 29 engaging in Anti-Social Behaviour.

"The dispersal order has been imposed under Section 34 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. Dispersal orders make it an offence for anyone to return to a specific area for up to 48 hours."

The order was in place until 7pm yesterday.

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Miss McCullough said that the attitudes of the youths towards the police were "awful".

She said: "We were on the phone with the police the whole time on the way to the station and they were fantastic when they arrived.

"The attitudes of these youths were awful, even when the police were dealing with them."

Miss McCullough called for action in the area, saying that the group are terrorising residents.

She said: "I want to make the people of Malvern Link aware of this because things are getting worse here.

"We live on such a quiet road and things like this do not normally happen. We have had so many people on social media telling us of similar incidents involving this group.

"They are terrorising people and people are scared. It needs to stop."

We have contacted West Mercia Police for more information.

If you have information that could help the police regarding these thefts, you can call 101 or use the online 'Tell Us About' form on the West Mercia Police website at https://www.westmercia.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/, quoting reference number 22/40483/23.

Alternatively, you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously by calling 0800 555 111 or by visiting https://crimestoppers-uk.org/.