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10 hours agoActivists arrested over 'mass shoplifting plans'
Fifteen activists from Take Back Power were arrested for allegedly planning mass shoplifting from London supermarkets to redistribute goods.
Someone entered a store on Winchester Boulevard and stole a 24-pack of beer. A while later, the same person returned and stole over $400 worth of flowers, then placed them at a statue. Employees from the store later recovered the flowers.
The German pensioner received an urgent call on Tuesday from a man posing as a police officer telling him a family member was in distress a common trick used against elderly people. Immediately smelling a rat, he kept the caller on the line saying he would rush to get 10,000 (8,750) in cash and several gold coins to hand over. While he strung the conman along, his daughter called Ingolstadt police who were able to catch a 20-year-old male suspect at the pickup spot.
"The class certification decision is one step toward finally getting justice for these young people," said Rachel Lederman, an attorney with the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, which is representing five teenagers arrested that day.
For the last month, Indian police have raided multiple markets and homes, arresting Muslim men in states governed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party. Some of their homes have been bulldozed. The genesis of their alleged crime is common: writing, I Love Muhammad, a reference to Prophet Muhammad, on posters, t-shirts, or in social media posts. The authorities say the expression is threatening public order.
Speaking to former Tory councillor and conspiracy theorist William Coleshill, the protester said: Keir Starmer needs to be assassinated, someone needs to shoot Keir Starmer. Coleshill pushed back, saying the Labour leader should instead face trial and be lawfully executed. The clip, filmed among the estimated 110,000-strong crowd, has been widely shared online and triggered furious reactions. A jail sentence is in the post for this chump! one user posted. Another added: Hope the Met get this man.
Met Assistant Commissioner Matt Ward said the use of live facial recognition, metal detector and stop-and-search had "prevented some of the serious violence we have seen at previous carnivals". There were 223 arrests on Monday, the day of the adult parade, and 200 on Sunday. The most common was for cannabis possession (70), possession of an offensive weapon (46), and drug supply (44).
PA Media A teenage boy and a man have been arrested after a suspected arson attack at an east London restaurant left three people critically injured. Three women and two men were taken to hospital when a blaze ripped through the venue in Woodford Avenue, Gant's Hill, on Friday evening. The Met Police said a 15-year-old boy and a 54-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to danger life.
Dominic Murphy, the head of the Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism Command, emphasized the investigation is fast-moving and involves various lines of inquiry to determine motivations and further public risks.