total of 888 people have been arrested over violence, disorder and looting in London, and 371 have been charged, police have said.
The figures include two boys of 17 and a man of 18 arrested over an arson attack which destroyed a Sony warehouse in Enfield, north London, on Monday. Two other boys aged 17 were arrested over looting in Sloane Square and Pimlico, also on Monday night. Up to 16,000 officers were on duty across the capital on Wednesday night. 'Huge drain' It was a relatively calm night, with the exception of an incident in Eltham, south-east London, where officers were pelted with missiles by a group of people. Officers rounded up about 150 men. The Met said the group had been dispersed by 22:00 BST. Some local residents were out on the streets claiming to be defending the area from rioters. The number of police officers across the capital was increased from 6,000 to 16,000 on Tuesday after the violence escalated on Monday. The increased number of officers will be out in London for a third night before the deployment is reviewed, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stephen Kavanagh said. He said: ...