Article: Police target 200 children in 'Bebo' swoop

POLICE have swooped on the homes of nearly 200 children identified on internet sites such as Bebo, glorifying gang violence, drinking and taking drugs.

Central Scotland Police trawled Bebo and other social networking sites over several weeks during Operation Pincer, which the force itself described as "intrusive".

A total of 182 youngsters - 80 in Falkirk, 37 in Clackmannanshire and 66 in the Stirling district - received visits from police after a catalogue of alarming comments, photographs and videos were uncovered.

They included footage of a youngster stamping on another boy's head, pictures of teenagers brandishing large amounts of alcohol and images of guns.

As a result of the ...

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