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Sept 2021
Call for police action against Harrogate Asda car park 'boy racers'
A Harrogate resident has called for police action against 'boy racers' who regularly descend on the town's Asda car park.
The resident, who lives on Mayfield Grove within earshot of the car park, told the Stray Ferret he would organise a demonstration if nothing was done.
He said people on streets near the store were tired of the noise and had safety concerns about vehicles speeding.
According to the resident, who asked not to be named, about four to six cars belonging mainly to young men congregate nightly in the car park and rev their engines and pop their exhausts.
The resident said they had raised the matter with Philip Allott, the police commissioner for North Yorkshire, and a police community support officer had agreed to visit the supermarket this week to discuss the matter,
They said they would now wait to see what ensued before deciding whether to mobilise support for a demonstration.
The spokesman said these measures were in addition to North Yorkshire Police's ongoing Operation Crome initiative to tackle anti-social and illegal driving.
An Asda spokesman said:
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