Girl, 16, charged with assaulting police amid unrest
A 16-year-old girl has been charged with assaulting a police officer amid disorder in Salford that saw cars set on fire and bricks being hurled.
About 50 to 60 people gathered during the disturbance in the city's Lower Broughton Road at about 13:30 BST, Greater Manchester Police said.
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of possessing a weapon, while two others were held on suspicion of drugs offences and theft.
The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was charged with assaulting an emergency worker and has been bailed to appear in court at a later date.
The force said cars were stolen and set on fire, motorbikes were being ridden erratically and bricks were thrown at officers, while wheelie bins and cars were used to block off the road.
A police vehicle's windscreen was smashed, it added.
A video shared on social media appeared to show a Fiat 500 reversing at speed along the road with its boot open, as another car followed it.
Supt Marcus Noden said there had been "no further incidents" since the unrest earlier but officers had "robust plans in place should any further incidents arise in the area".
He added: "We are aware of speculation online that this incident is linked to immigration. This is categorically incorrect.
"This sort of behaviour will not be tolerated and we took robust and appropriate action.
"A large number of officers will be remaining in the area overnight as a precaution."
Those arrested include:
A boy, 16, has been arrested on suspicion of theft and public order offences
A man in his 30s has been arrested on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly and drug possession
Two more men - aged 18 and 19 - were arrested on suspicion of possessing a weapon
A dispersal order remains in place until 14:00 BST on Thursday.
Listen to the best of BBC Radio Manchester on Sounds and follow BBC Manchester on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
Police assault arrest as dozens involved in disorder
Greater Manchester Police
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Yahoo
Car flips onto roof after smashing into Piccadilly Circus roundabout leaving two injured
A car has crashed into the Piccadilly Circus roundabout, leaving two people injured and causing significant disruption at the busy London landmark. Emergency services rushed to the scene in the early hours of Sunday, June 29, after reports that a car had ploughed into the famous central London junction. Images from the scene show the vehicle overturned and resting on its roof, apparently having collided directly with the iconic fountain at the roundabout's centre. All roads leading to Piccadilly Circus have been closed, and the nearby Tube station has been partially shut due to the incident. Two people were treated at the scene by paramedics from the London Ambulance Service. A spokesperson said: 'Our first paramedic arrived on scene in less than four minutes. We treated two people. We took one patient to a major trauma centre and the other patient to a local hospital.' A police investigation into the collision is ongoing, and a substantial police presence remains at the site as enquiries continue.
Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Yahoo
Serbia's police clashes with anti-government protesters
BELGRADE (Reuters) -Serbian police on Saturday evening clashed with anti-government protesters demanding snap elections and an end to the 12-year rule of President Aleksandar Vucic. Police deployed scores of officers in riot gear around government buildings, parliament and nearby Pionirski Park, where throngs of Vucic's backers from across the country gathered in a counter-protest. After the protest ended at around 10 p.m. (2000 GMT), some protesters who wanted to confront Vucic's backers threw bottles, rocks and flares at the police, who used force to disperse them in several locations across Belgrade's city centre. The protesters shouted: "Keep the shields down," calling on the police to stop intervening. Police detained several dozen protesters, while six police officers were reported injured in clashes, Dragan Vasiljevic, the director of police, told a press conference late on Saturday. Vucic said protesters attempted to topple the state. "They (protesters) wanted to topple Serbia, and they have failed," he wrote on his Instagram page. In a statement, students accused the government of an escalation of tensions. "They (authorities) ... opted for violence and repression against the people. Every radicalisation of the situation is their responsibility," students wrote on the X social network. In a statement, Ivica Dacic, the interior minister, said police will act to maintain public order. "The police will take all measures to establish public order and peace, ... and apply all its powers to repel attacks, and arrest all those who attacked the police," Dacic said. Months of protests across the country, including university shutdowns, have rattled Vucic, a populist, whose second term ends in 2027, when there are also parliamentary elections scheduled. Vucic's opponents accuse him and his allies of ties to organised crime, violence against rivals and curbing media freedoms, something they deny. The protesters, who want the government to heed their demands by the end of the protest, have pledged non-violence. Vucic has previously refused snap elections. His Progressive Party-led coalition holds 156 of 250 parliamentary seats. Earlier on Saturday, Vucic said unspecified "foreign powers" were behind the protest. He said police should be restrained, but warned that violence will not be tolerated. 'The country will be defended, and thugs will face justice,' he told reporters in Belgrade. Sladjana Lojanovic, 37, a farmer from the town of Sid in the north, said she came to support students. "The institutions have been usurped and ... there is a lot of corruption. Elections are the solution, but I don't think he (Vucic) will want to go peacefully," she told Reuters. In the days ahead of the protest, police arrested about a dozen anti-government activists, charging them with undermining the constitution and terrorism. All denied the charges. Protests by students, opposition, teachers, workers and farmers began last December after 16 people died on November 1 in a Novi Sad railway station roof collapse. Protesters blame corruption for the disaster. The Belgrade rally coincides with St. Vitus Day, venerated by most Serbs, which marks the 1389 Battle of Kosovo with Ottoman Turks.
Yahoo
8 hours ago
- Yahoo
Bodycam video shows woman identify Jon Jones as man threatening cops on phone after crash
Albuquerque Police bodycam video sheds light on the immediate aftermath of former UFC champion Jon Jones' latest run-in with the law. Jones is up against a criminal summons accusing him of fleeing the scene of an accident and leaving a half-naked intoxicated woman behind, then making "allusions to violence" over the phone toward responding officers. The woman, who said she drank alcohol at Jones' house and took mushrooms there, said Jones was the driver of the vehicle, a claim Jones' attorney, Christopher Dodd, vehemently denies. Jones is scheduled for a bond arraignment July 24. The incident occured Feb. 21. In the police video, which was released in portions to the Albuquerque Journal, the woman, sitting in the passneger seat, tells a police safety aide (PSA) that "Jon Jones the fighter" was driving and left the crash site. At one point, she hands the PSA her phone and says "pleae talk to him." The man's voice on the phone, which sounds similar to Jones but never confirms his identity, asks the PSA to identify himself. The PSA again asks the voice for his name. The woman then tells the PSA "that's Jon Jones." The voice sounds irritated by the conversation, brings up his brothers, and says "some of them are bored enough to kill you, to kill YOU." The PSA acknowledges those words as a threat, and the voice responds: "Guess what? You won't be the first guy this year that I threaten, swear to God. You'd be the second one." The voice continues, "My brothers, they kill people for way less. If something happens to me, dude, she's (the woman in the car) flat and dead." The man on the other end of the call never identifies himself as Jones after being asked directly if he is the former UFC champion, who has called Albuquerque home for many years. Jones, who turns 38 next month, retired from MMA and relinquished the heavyweight championship, which now belongs to Tom Aspinall, who had been interim champ since Nov. 11, 2023. For months, Jones didn't appear interested in a title-unification bout against Aspinall. Now the fight is officially off the table as Jones rides off into the sunset of his latest legal battle. This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Did Jon Jones threaten cops after crash? Watch police video
