Met police step up patrols amid Oxford Street TikTok crime threat

Evening Standard 2023-08-09

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A police dispersal order has been imposed over fears shops on Oxford Street may be targeted by young looters after messages were posted on TikTok. The Metropolitan Police rolled out a high-visibility presence along the shopping thoroughfare on Wednesday following speculation about an event advertised to be taking place in the afternoon.Mounted police officers and vans of officers were dispatched after an appeal was posted on social media for crowds to descend on Oxford Street

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