Strengthened by the nation's collective resolve to support them resource-wise and morally to get the job done by bringing normality to the streets and communities, police today made more arrests and stolen property recovered in early morning raids across London. Total number of arrests so far has been put at 1,500 across the UK.
According to a Met source Police today (11 August) arrested a number of people for violent disorder, burglary and handling stolen goods in a series of morning raids in Westminster and Lambeth.
Vigilance learnt that officers executed search warrants at four addresses on the Churchill Gardens Estate in Pimlico and eight addresses in the Brixton area.
The police statement said two 18-year-old men and a 29-year-old man were arrested on suspicion of burglary and violent disorder, in Pimlico and searches of their properties recovered £1600 in cash and thousands of pounds worth of Hugo Boss clothing - all still with the labels on.
The clothing is believed to have been taken from the Hugo Boss store in Sloane Square which was looted on Monday night (8 August).
The store was just one of a number of shops targeted by looters in the Chelsea/Pimlico area on that night. Others included a bureau de change on Sloane Square and a jewellers on Pimlico Road.
Two 17-year-old boys were arrested in connection with the same incident last night (Wed, 10 August).
Further arrests were made by officers in Brixton and, at one of the addresses, officers recovered clothing and an iPod suspected of being stolen during the disorder seen earlier in the week.
All of those arrested remain in custody. Searches of the properties continue.
Appealing to members of the public following today's arrests, Westminster Borough Commander Chief Superintendent Simon Ovens said: "If you know who was out there on the night or if you know where any stolen property is I would urge you to call the police so that we can take action.
"We want to reassure the residents of London that we will bring these offenders to justices and restore property to its rightful owners."
A dedicated webpage has gone live displaying the images of people the Metropolitan Police Services wants to speak to in connection with the serious disorder and violence that has been affecting parts of London.
The link is: http://www.met.police.uk/disordersuspects/
Anyone with information relating to the violent unrest experienced in London is urged to contact the incident room hotline, to report any information which may assist investigators as they bring arrests against those responsible for looting, disorder and violence. Call the incident room hotline on 020 8345 4142 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
