A large group of bike-riding youngsters reportedly abused and intimidated town centre residents.

Police were called to the scene in Herne Bay at about 4pm yesterday after receiving reports that a gang was pedaling through Memorial Park and neighbouring streets in an anti-social manner.

Following the incident, a two-day dispersal order has been put in place, giving officers the power to stop anyone behaving in a disorderly way and move them on from the area.

If a person either fails to leave or returns they could be arrested.

Sgt Lee Thompson said: "We know that anti-social behaviour is usually carried out by a minority, however it can have a devastating impact on the community and a dispersal order is just one of the ways we can tackle the issue.

"While we continue to work with our partner agencies in tackling behaviour like this, we ask that members of the public continue to report incidents to us by calling 101 or 999 in an emergency. You can also report anti-social behaviour online."

The dispersal order will run until 4pm on Saturday.

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