A spate of anti-social behaviour over the past weekend, forced police in South Hedland to resort to extreme measures. Police say they had to implement temporary liquor restrictions because of the bad behaviour of intoxicated revelers.

Incidents involved a wounding, an out-of-control gathering, reckless driving and people throwing bottles in the street.

Police introduced a restriction on the sale of alcohol and banned any takeaway full-strength liquor.They did not completely stop alcohol sales this time.

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