COPS are banning under-18s from buying EGGS to stop them pelting people over Halloween.
They will be refused purchase after police teamed up with shops over trick-or-treat stunts.
But over-16s can still legally buy cigarettes and lighters from the same stores.
The egg crackdown comes after complaints about homes and cars being pelted after residents sent trick-or-treaters away empty-handed.
A baby was hit in the face after an egg was thrown through the window of a car in Skegness, Lincs.
PC Pete MacLeod of Lincolnshire Police said: ?Complaints about this type of anti-social behaviour have increased over the past few years and this causes us concern.
?It is an exciting time of year for youngsters and we don?t want to ruin their fun, but trick or treating can cause considerable concern.
?Throwing eggs at individuals or property is unacceptable.?
The ban will be advertised by posters in stores in Mablethorpe and Alford, Lincolnshire.
Police in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, have gone further and banned shops from selling eggs and FLOUR to under 18s in the run-up to Halloween.
A source said: ?They want to stop teenagers getting out of control and hurling flour bombs at households that refuse them treats.?
Last night police warned that egg throwers could be fined or even jailed for assault.
THE world ?s biggest ghost hunt is expected to attract around 2,500 to Alton Towers. Staffs, on Halloween. Ghost busters from Derby University will conduct tests at the park?s haunted ruins.
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