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BBC Crimewatch Special - Tonight 18/8/11
BBC Crimewatch Special
Tonight, Thursday 18 August, at 20:00hrs, there will be a BBC Crimewatch Special featuring the violence and disorder across London.
The Met have now charged more than 1,000 people in connection with last week's violence and disorder.
A total of 1,015 people have been charged with various offences out of
the 1,781 arrests so far.
In total the Operation Withern investigation team includes around 500
officers. The enquiry is being led by the Homicide and Serious Crime
Command with support from detectives, uniformed officers and police
staff from across the MPS.
We estimate that we currently have around 20,000 hours of CCTV footage to view, although this is likely to increase as we gather further
material from CCTV, the public and other sources. Over the weekend
Operation Withern had 125 officers dedicated to going through CCTV.
One CCTV clip on the Crimewatch Special from approximately 22:20hrs on Monday, 8 August shows an innocent member of the public outside the Carphone Warehouse shop in Clapham Junction. The man tries to stop a large group of trouble makers from smashing the Carphone Warehouse shop window further but they attack him with a fire extinguisher spraying it directly in his face. Police would like to hear from the victim who is yet to be identified; they would also like to speak to anyone who witnessed the incident.
Forensic and crime scene examiners have been working on more than 1,100 crime scenes and more than 300 forensic submissions have already been made to labs.
The MPS is working closely with the CPS to ensure that cases are
processed quickly. A large number of people have appeared in court and
while some have already been convicted and received prison sentences
many cases have been remanded to Crown Court.
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stephen Kavanagh said:
"I want to thank all those people who have come forward with information already.
"What we need to do now is build on that sense of community that we have seen across the UK. There will be images and CCTV of incidents across London coming out.
"Please keep checking our Metropolitan Police Service Flickr page and
your local papers to see if you can help us to identify those who were
part of the disorder across London.
"It is with the public's support that we will make a real difference and
continue to fill the courts with the people who shattered our
communities on those nights."
There have been approx 7.8 million hits on the suspect images on our
Flickr page. Please go to see if you recognise any of the wanted
suspects.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/metropolitanpolice/sets/72157627267892973/
We continue to appeal for witnesses and information in relation to the
disorder across London. Anyone with information relating to any aspect
of the incident is asked to contact the Operation Withern incident room
on 020 8345 4142; if you wish to remain anonymous contact Crimestoppers
on 0800 555 111.
Tonight, Thursday 18 August, at 20:00hrs, there will be a BBC Crimewatch Special featuring the violence and disorder across London.
The Met have now charged more than 1,000 people in connection with last week's violence and disorder.
A total of 1,015 people have been charged with various offences out of
the 1,781 arrests so far.
In total the Operation Withern investigation team includes around 500
officers. The enquiry is being led by the Homicide and Serious Crime
Command with support from detectives, uniformed officers and police
staff from across the MPS.
We estimate that we currently have around 20,000 hours of CCTV footage to view, although this is likely to increase as we gather further
material from CCTV, the public and other sources. Over the weekend
Operation Withern had 125 officers dedicated to going through CCTV.
One CCTV clip on the Crimewatch Special from approximately 22:20hrs on Monday, 8 August shows an innocent member of the public outside the Carphone Warehouse shop in Clapham Junction. The man tries to stop a large group of trouble makers from smashing the Carphone Warehouse shop window further but they attack him with a fire extinguisher spraying it directly in his face. Police would like to hear from the victim who is yet to be identified; they would also like to speak to anyone who witnessed the incident.
Forensic and crime scene examiners have been working on more than 1,100 crime scenes and more than 300 forensic submissions have already been made to labs.
The MPS is working closely with the CPS to ensure that cases are
processed quickly. A large number of people have appeared in court and
while some have already been convicted and received prison sentences
many cases have been remanded to Crown Court.
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stephen Kavanagh said:
"I want to thank all those people who have come forward with information already.
"What we need to do now is build on that sense of community that we have seen across the UK. There will be images and CCTV of incidents across London coming out.
"Please keep checking our Metropolitan Police Service Flickr page and
your local papers to see if you can help us to identify those who were
part of the disorder across London.
"It is with the public's support that we will make a real difference and
continue to fill the courts with the people who shattered our
communities on those nights."
There have been approx 7.8 million hits on the suspect images on our
Flickr page. Please go to see if you recognise any of the wanted
suspects.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/metropolitanpolice/sets/72157627267892973/
We continue to appeal for witnesses and information in relation to the
disorder across London. Anyone with information relating to any aspect
of the incident is asked to contact the Operation Withern incident room
on 020 8345 4142; if you wish to remain anonymous contact Crimestoppers
on 0800 555 111.