Chris Cahill: Police Association President addresses youth crime wave impacting Christchurch - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

It's been a busy 24 hours of crime in Christchurch, with police chasing down out of control youths.

They've been smashing their way into shops, fleeing police and reportedly driving on a footpath dangerously close to a woman pushing a pram.

It marks the second day in a row Christchurch police have dealt with repeated incidents- on Monday, 10 youths were arrested before dawn.

Police Association President Chris Cahill says these criminals are endangering police and civilians- and many will be repeat offenders.

"A lot of them are repeat offenders- they're literally getting apprehended and there's no secure vent for them. They're getting released again and they're back out on the streets."

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