A group of "feral" children who have threatened to attack local businesses for not selling them vapes are terrorising a sleepy town in Kent . School age yobs in Hoo are spreading mayhem across the Medway towns as their disruptive behaviour hits more parades of shops. The area has seen a recent surge in anti-social behaviour , with local residents blaming school children for stealing from shops and fighting on the streets, leaving pensioners afraid to leave their houses after dark. Susan Chell, 78, said: “I definitely don't go out at night anymore, I don't open my door to anyone once the sun has gone down." Earlier this year, a teenage boy was slashed in the face with scissors and rushed to hospital after an incident on Knights Road. Police were called to the Premier Express store on the parade of shops at 11:30pm, and a 26-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault. A local mother of two, who lives nearby and only gave her name as 'Jan' for fear of being targeted by the yobs told MailOnline: “There are issues all the time with youngsters running amok. “Some of them are only 14 years old yet they can be out in the streets until nearly midnight. They are a pain in the a*** a lot of the time, shouting, swearing, stealing from the corner shop and riding their bikes dangerously in the road.” In another incident, the owner of a local convenience store recalled how one of the kids sprayed him with a liquid and told him it was acid. The family-run business, which has been operating for nearly 20 years, says it is only getting worse. One of the owners said: “There was an incident about a year ago where one of them sprayed me with liquid - it turned out to be water but they said it was acid, and you never know what they have in those bottles. “People have definitely got more aggressive, I notice it most when I ask them for ID. If they come in and try to buy cigarettes or vapes or whatever, obviously I have to check them, but they get angry, mouthing off. “They have said racist insults to us, threatened to bomb the place, burn it down, smash the windows in, told us they're going to come get us after work. Everyone working here has experienced something like that at least once.” The shopkeeper added: “It was pretty bad over Easter, and I imagine it will be again during the summer holidays, but we have had a local police officer around which may have helped a bit, we haven't seen them for a couple weeks. The other owner said: “This is a small community, so we will usually try and go to the parents directly if we know their kid has been in here and caused problems. “Some parents are okay, some are like 'not my problem'. We got in touch with all the local schools, sent them videos of what happened, and they pretty much all got back to us straight away. “It's just worrying because we have older customers who now won't come out during the school holidays anymore because they're scared something is going to happen. They'll just restrict themselves to when the kids are in school, which is no life.” Locals also told the MailOnline that one youth threatened someone with a plastic knife, sparking fears a real blade could soon be used, as gang violence across Medway becomes more prevalent. Julie Evans, 65, who runs the Five Bells pub in the centre of the beleaguered village, said she’s trying to find the next Luke Littler from the yobs. She said: “They're kids at the end of the day, that's all they are. There are bad apples in every generation. But it doesn't help that they don't have anything to do. I do think they need something better to do with their time, so I started a darts club for them. “We have a couple of age groups and honestly, you should see them, they all think they're the next Luke Littler - and some of them are. One of the nine-year-olds who comes down is unbeatable, he's so good. I even have adults who play in the grown up darts competition on Thursdays come and teach them. “It's £2, we give them free juice and it keeps them busy - and honestly, if they keep it up, they could be the next Luke Littler.” A spokesman for Kent Police said it had received reports of anti-social behaviour involving young people at the business and that an investigation is underway. Following the most recent incident on April 12, the force says officers attended and enquiries were completed, including speaking to witnesses. They also reviewed CCTV after a group of children entered the store and allegedly threw liquid from a plastic bottle. The spokesman added: “Officers are liaising with the owner of the premises and work is ongoing, including with schools, to help identify those responsible so that they and their families can be spoken to and a proportionate resolution reached.” For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here .