DOZENS of people were protesting outside a home in Paisley last night.

A crowd gathered in Ferguslie at around 6.30pm, in a bid for someone they claimed to be an alleged sex offender to be removed from the property. 

Cops turned up shortly after. 

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The occupants of the home were removed by officers and taken away in a police van.

The protesters then left. 

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 6.30pm on Thursday, March 2, police received a report of a crowd of people protesting outside a house in Paisley.

"Officers attended and the occupants of the house were removed by police. The crowd later dispersed."