Fourteen arrests in last 24-hours as investigation into violent disorder continues

We’ve arrested 14 people in the last 24-hours with more expected as our robust investigation into the violent disorder in Staffordshire continues.

Proactive teams have been out in Stoke-on-Trent and Tamworth carrying out enforcement as our efforts continue to trawl through all of the evidence we have.

We’ve been using drone surveillance, body-worn video and the National Police Air Service (NPAS) to gather footage of the people involved in the incidents that took place in Stoke-on-Trent on Saturday (3 August) and Tamworth on Sunday (4 August).

In the last 24-hours, 14 people have been arrested. Nine people have been arrested in connection with the Tamworth disorder and five have been arrested in connection with the Stoke-on-Trent disorder:

• A 47-year-old man, a 43-year-old man, a 34-year-old man, a 21-year-old man and a 20-year-old man, all from Stoke-on-Trent, on suspicion of violent disorder
• A 55-year-old man, a 50-year-old man, a 37-year-old man, a 28-year-old man, a 27-year-old man, a 23-year-old woman, 22-year-old man and a 19-year-old man, all from Tamworth, on suspicion of violent disorder
• A 39-year-old man, from Rugeley, on suspicion of violent disorder

Assistant Chief Constable Stuart Ellison said: “Our dedicated team of detectives are working incredibly hard to action all of the intelligence we have to act robustly against those responsible for the violence we’ve seen in Staffordshire.

“I’d like to thank the countless amount of people who have been in touch with vital information that is helping us progress our enquiries since we opened our public portal on Monday.

“I want to make it clear that we’re coming after those responsible in Staffordshire. Those who might be seeking to cause trouble at any future demonstrations across the country can expect to face the full force of the law.”

If you’ve got information that can help us with our investigation into the violent disorder in Stoke-on-Trent and Tamworth, get in touch using the Major Incident Public Portal here: Public Portal (mipp.police.uk)