Canvey's police chief today warned islanders not to take the law into their own hands and form gangs of vigilantes to hunt down young trouble-makers.
The threat of revenge attacks was sparked by the latest incident which saw around 150 hooligans run riot in the Long Road area during the early hours of yesterday.
Published Friday January 9, 2004
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