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The Independent
12 minutes ago
- The Independent
Dozens of suspects still wanted by police over 2024 disorder
Dozens of suspected rioters are still wanted by police a year after disorder that broke out across the UK. Police determination to track down those involved is a warning to troublemakers not to repeat the unrest this year, a police body said. A website is being set up with details of around 40 suspects still wanted across five police forces – Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Cleveland Northumbria and Avon and Somerset. Disorder spread across the UK in the wake of the Southport murders last year, amid false rumours that the killer was a Muslim immigrant. The unrest led to a total of 1,876 people being arrested, with 1,110 charged so far, the National Police Chiefs' Council said. According to the Crown Prosecution Service, its data tracking cases related to the disorder shows 821 defendants out of 859 were convicted by the end of March this year. This month, multiple protests have been held outside a hotel in Epping where migrants are housed after an asylum-seeker was charged with allegedly attempting to kiss a 14-year-old girl. There have been additional protests in Norfolk and London, but so far wider unrest has been avoided. Assistant Chief Constable Ian Drummond-Smith, who led the national response to investigating the riots, told the PA news agency: 'We have a duty to facilitate protest … but what we saw last year, and in a few isolated cases this year, is where it's gone to criminality and to serious disorder. 'In those cases what I think we can learn from last year is that justice will be swift, and I hope that that would be a deterrent to anyone thinking about engaging in serious disorder this year. 'We've made effective use of CCTV, bodyworn video, and we've been able to bring a lot of people in front of the courts.' The police chief also said officers are working 'very hard' to contain the 'small pockets' of disorder this year. He said: 'I think they've been isolated because of a swift police response to them, and I think that's the key thing. 'If we can respond to serious disorder swiftly, I think we can contain that and prevent it from spreading across the country, so that's what we're working very hard on.' Since last year, Mr Drummond-Smith added: 'We've sharpened up our ability to mobilise quickly and move resources around the country so we can achieve that quicker.' Last summer's disturbances, which saw mosques and hotels housing asylum seekers targeted, were denounced at the time as 'far-right thuggery' by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Police chiefs are now launching the national appeal for suspects wanted over 'significant' public order offences from the disorder, including throwing bricks and serious assaults of members of the public. Local and social media appeals sharing images of the suspects have already been used to try to track them down, but the senior officer said they could have travelled into the area from another part of the country. Mr Drummond-Smith said: 'One year on, we've still got some people who we have got good images of and we haven't yet identified. 'I think the key thing is having a good image of someone is one thing, knowing who they are is another. We're asking the public to have a look, and if they recognise anyone in those images, to let us know who they are and bring them to justice.'
BBC News
12 minutes ago
- BBC News
Kendal Calling arrests down at Cumbria's biggest music festival
Festival-goers at this year's Kendal Calling have been praised by police after an "extremely low" number of people were Police said it made 10 arrests over the four-day event, with people held on suspicion of drug offences, assaults, driving offences and one public order 40,000 people attended the festival at Lowther Deer Park, near Penrith. Last year's event saw 14 arrests, which were mostly related to drug previously said there would be fewer officers at this year's festival as organisers had increased their own private security to conduct searches. Ch Supt Matt Kennerley thanked the vast majority who attended the festival and "enjoyed themselves safely and responsibly"."Although we did make a number of arrests, this number is extremely low in comparison to the large volume of people who attended the festival, and we are pleased that most enjoyed the music and had a great time," he said."Unfortunately, there were some serious crimes committed, and we deployed specialist officers to these reports."These officers are now working hard to investigate these and provide support to the victims." Cumbria's Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, David Allen, said Kendal Calling was one of the largest events the police force deals with each year."It is clear, however, that Cumbria, despite its size and full time population base, can deal with pretty much anything, and more importantly, do it well," he of the event, the Cumbria force said drugs were its main concern and it would have a "full command structure" in also said amnesty bins would be on site for people to safely dispose of drugs. Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
The Guardian
12 minutes ago
- The Guardian
Public asked to identify 40 faces pictured at last year's UK summer riots
Dozens of people suspected of throwing bricks and attacking members of the public during last summer's riots are still wanted by police forces across England. The police have launched a webpage with images of 40 people they are seeking in relation to rioting provoked by the far right after the Southport murders. Pockets of disorder broke out outside hotels housing asylum seekers and mosques across England and Northern Ireland when false rumours spread online that the killer of three young girls in the Merseyside town was a foreign-born Muslim. Far-right influencers urged their followers on to the streets, where rioters set alight buildings, destroyed property and attacked members of the public and the police. The unrest led to 1,876 people being arrested, with 1,110 charged so far, the National Police Chiefs' Council said. However, a further 40 people are still sought by five forces – Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Cleveland, Northumbria and Avon and Somerset – with police calling on the public to help them identify the people in the pictures. Assistant chief constable Ian Drummond-Smith, who led the national investigation in response to the riots, told the PA Media news agency: 'We have a duty to facilitate protest … but what we saw last year, and in a few isolated cases this year, is where it's gone to criminality and to serious disorder. 'In those cases what I think we can learn from last year is that justice will be swift, and I hope that that would be a deterrent to anyone thinking about engaging in serious disorder this year. 'We've made effective use of CCTV [and] bodyworn video, and we've been able to bring a lot of people in front of the courts.' Drummond-Smith also said officers were working 'very hard' to contain 'small pockets' of disorder this year. 'I think they've been isolated because of a swift police response to them, and I think that's the key thing,' he said. 'If we can respond to serious disorder swiftly, I think we can contain that and prevent it from spreading across the country, so that's what we're working very hard on.' He added: 'We've sharpened up our ability to mobilise quickly and move resources around the country so we can achieve that quicker.' Sign up to First Edition Our morning email breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what's happening and why it matters after newsletter promotion Last summer's disturbances were denounced at the time by the prime minister, Keir Starmer, as 'far-right thuggery'. The national appeal follows calls on local and social media that also shared images of individuals, but proved unsuccessful. Drummond-Smith said this may be because the people concerned travelled from another part of the country and were not known where the disturbances took place. 'One year on, we've still got some people who we have got good images of and we haven't yet identified,' he said. 'Having a good image of someone is one thing, knowing who they are is another. We're asking the public to have a look, and if they recognise anyone in those images, to let us know who they are and bring them to justice.'
