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HATFIELD & HERTS
Your Local News

24th January 2000

Belinda Bombs!

Hatfield station was the scene of what some eyewitnesses called a 'small riot' early Sunday morning. It appears that a group of people returning from London were quite angry and this anger got the better of them. But what sparked off this reaction? Pepper? Drink? No, it was eighties pop icon Belinda Carlisle. All four people were retained by police but were released midday Sunday. We were able to interview some of them. When asked why they were upset, we were told this. Mindy Hatill told us: 'She didn't make an effort. She looked

like she'd just gotten up, in slobby black trousers and top.' And Karen Busby added: 'You could tell she wasn't singing, and the instruments were not plugged in.' It appears that the group had left the club right after the singer left the stage, came home, and then proceeded to march around Hatfield, singing Carlisle songs at the top of their voices, occasionally shouting taunts like 'That's how you do it' or 'Carol wouldn't mime!'

Juggernaut a success!

The police are experiencing an unprecedented success with Operation Juggernaut. In just over a week they have been able to seize huge of illegal material. DI Hallewell told of his raid on a gang specialising in contraband tobacco, "It was a good, clean operation that went off without a hitch. It's strange. Without wanting to put

too fine a point on it, it would suddenly seem that the police have suddenly got their act together, while organised crime has become rather... urorganised." We look forward to bringing you more news on the success of Operation Juggernaut as it comes in.

Animal Rights Vigilante?

Even thought the police seem to be experiencing success with their operation, it appears that they are not moving fast enough for some people. Late Friday night it would seem that a lone person broke into Kelly Farm, a place that breeds puppies for scientific experiments and not only took all of the animals without a trace but also managed to set fire to the entire farm

when there was no-one there. What makes this doubly ironic is that Mr Gary Knoll, owner of Kelly Farm, had not renewed his insurance, and so will be unable to claim anything. Police are looking into the arson but, we hope, not looking too hard.