Essex Police Chief Constable BJ Harrington says he does not believe his force overreacted
Speaking to BBC Essex he said: "Did we overreact? No.
"If someone makes an allegation of a crime, it's our job to proportionally investigate that, to gather the evidence and to make sure, if it meets the threshold, to put it to the Crown Prosecution Service who then make an assessment. Firstly about the evidence and about the public interest.Essex Police said it investigated whether a public order offence had been committed
The force said a member of the public reported on 24 February that the items displayed at Benice and Chris Ryley's pub "caused them alarm and distress".Campaign for Real Ale removed the pubMrs Ryley said she had displayed the collection, donated by her late aunt and customers, for nearly 10 years.
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