Broadstairs businesses condemn bank holiday antisocial behaviour

Kent Police said it had deployed additional patrols and arrested teenagers for offences including assaulting an emergency worker and being drunk and disorderly.

A dispersal order was in place, according to officers, giving police additional powers to order people to leave the area if it is believed they will behave antisocially.

Ch Insp Ian Swallow said the force was “committed to tackling antisocial behaviour” and that there would “always be pockets” of incidents.

“Our plans ensured that crime and disorder was kept to an absolute minimum, which is shown by the low number of arrests, and when incidents did arise, officers were able to quickly identify those involved,” he said.