Schoolkids were arrested at family homes and taken to police stations to be charged over suspicion of involvement in public order offences on November 5
Four teens were among seven people arrested over Bonfire Night riots after a series of dawn raids were carried out by police yesterday in the hunt for the thugs behind Scotland’s firework riots. The crackdown came after communities throughout Scotland witnessed disturbing scenes on Bonfire Night , with fireworks set off in public places and used to attack police, fire crews and shops.
The aim, he said, was to “put out a message” to those involved in disorder or who would consider being involved. He added: “Moving forward, we will carry out extensive inquiries to identify any other potential offenders and the inquiry will be continuing. It is expected there will be further arrests.”
Parents of one youth suspected of being involved looked stunned at the drama that was unfolding on their doorstep. They immediately allowed officers to go inside, where the suspect was placed under arrest and taken to a nearby police station to be charged. In Pollokshields rockets were fired along streets, a car was set alight and a fire was lit in the middle of a road. But officers were not deployed because of fears it would lead to full-on lawlessness.
Glasgow South West MP Zubir Ahmed described the behaviour as “criminality and chaos”. Photos from Pollokshields of a burning car in the middle of a road fuelled fears a major riot was about to start. Escalating levels of firework mayhem have led to calls to ban the sale of pyrotechnics in Scotland, but a blanket ban is reserved to Westminster.
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