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Police have hit out at yobs setting off explosions in a Gloucester dog poo bin.

Officers were called at 8.15pm and 9.50pm on May 5 by residents in Randwick Road and Seventh Avenue, Tuffley, who reported sounds like gas cannisters exploding in Randwick Park.



They were called again on May 6 after a dog waste bin had been destroyed in the park.

The door of the bin had been blown off and witnesses reported seeing a group of youngsters on bikes at the scene.

A Gloucestershire police spokesman said: "This kind of antisocial behaviour is unacceptable. It is not a harmless prank.

"Besides frightening residents living nearby, it poses a dangerous risk to the offenders and to anyone walking in the park."

Gloucestershire Live spoke to Tuffley resident Teresa Clayton earlier this week, whose dog Charlie was left "petrified" by loud bangs coming from Randwick Park.

Replacing the dog waste bin in Randwick Park will cost Gloucester City Council £350.

Councillor Jennie Watkins, cabinet member for communities and neighbourhoods, blasted the "mindless and unacceptable act of vandalism".

She added: "I would like to reassure residents that we’re working with the police to tackle anti-social behaviour and I’d encourage anyone with information about the incident to contact police on 101, quoting incident number 351 of May 6.”