Concerns have been raised about the “downright dangerous” actions of youngsters starting fires on the sand dunes in Monifieth.
It comes after a recent Monifieth Community Council meeting where local officer PC Steve Wilson said police had become aware of youths causing annoyance.
In his report he revealed that youngsters had been setting fires in the dunes and damaging trees at West End Park adjacent to the Wildflower Meadow.
PC Wilson told the meeting that he had personally carried out patrols in the area to deter the children and had arranged for additional coverage from community wardens at Angus Council.
Community council chairwoman Sheena Cochrane welcomed the proactive approach from the police.
She said: “Kids are out and about in the West End Park area during the school summer holidays and the police have considered it to be a bit of a problem.
“They have been sending more patrols to address the issue and that’s got to be welcomed.
“Nobody wants to stop kids from having fun but setting fires in the dunes is just downright dangerous.”
Other issues of petty crime have also been recorded around parts of Monifieth including youth “annoyance” in the areas of William Lamond Crescent, Kippford Street and Ethiebeaton Park.
Acts of vandalism are said to have taken place in Wood Lane and Maule Street while the Co-op branch in Mortimer Drive and houses in Dalhousie Gardens have been targeted with egg-throwing.
Further to that, there have been reports of youths entering the locked building site of the former Ashludie Hospital grounds.
Sheena added: “It’s probably mostly down to the school holidays but it’s good to see the police are trying to get back on top of things.
“What I would say is that it would help if parents knew exactly where their kids were, where they were going or if there was anything unusual that appeared to be happening.”
As well as problems with youths, bogus workmen have also been active in Monifieth’s Hill Street and a theft was reported in Fontstane Road.