Saturday’s events in central London

Today’s events in central London included a large march by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), a counter protest, a protest at the Eritrean Embassy and several football events.

Officers have been on the ground engaging with all protestors reminding them of conditions that were in place for the march and protests designed to keep those with opposing views separate and protect the public. Where we have seen offences, or they have been reported to us, we have intervened, including on offensive placards and chants, violence and sexual assault.

Officers intervened and arrested a man appearing to lead an offensive chant of “Intifada Revolution” and damage a traffic light in Regent Street.

A man was arrested during the march when officers observed him carrying a coffin with offensive language on it.

An officer was assaulted during a search of man who had made off from police – he was arrested.

Officers identified, intervened and arrested a man seen holding an offensive placard among the counter protest in Piccadilly Circus.

We stepped in to de-escalate an altercation between a man and a protestor. The man was warned to stop, he did not, and was arrested.

A woman reported a sexual assault near Piccadilly Circus tube station – officers acted to swiftly locate and arrest the suspect and support the victim.

Two men were arrested during the march on suspicion of affray.

Chief Superintendent Colin Wingrove, who is leading this weekend’s policing operation, said: “We have worked with organisers of today's events to ensure people could protest safely whilst at the same time minimising serious disruption to the community.

“Officers made swift interventions to make arrests where criminal offences were suspected.”

Throughout the day, there have been seven arrests during the PSC event:

• A 22-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence and criminal damage;
• At approximately 13.30hrs, a 68-year-old man was arrested in Langland Place, W1 on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence;
• A 69-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault outside Piccadilly tube station;
• A 61-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault on Shaftsbury Avenue, W1;
• A 22-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer on Horseguards Avenue, SW1;
• Two men were arrested on suspicion of affray.

In relation to the counter protest in Piccadilly Circus:

A 74-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of a provocation of violence on Great Windmill Street, W1.

Ten people were also arrested in relation to the football league play-off final policing operation:

• A 26-year-old man was arrested for violent disorder at a pub on Marylebone Road;
• A 16-year-old man was arrested for ABH and possession with intent to supply Class A drugs at Wembley Stadium;
• A 37-year-old man was arrested for affray on Olympic Way;
• A 34-year-old woman was arrested for domestic assault and drunk and disorderly on Fulton Road, HA9;
• A 46-year-old man was arrested for fraud and deception at Wembley Stadium;
• A 58-year-old man was arrested for threatening or abusive behaviour on Olympic Way;
• An 18-year-old man was arrested for drunk and disorderly at Wembley Stadium;
• An 18-year-old man was arrested for possession of Class A drugs at Wembley Stadium;
• A man was arrested for threatening or abusive behaviour at Wembley Stadium;
• A man was arrested for a racially aggravated public order offence at on Olympic Way.