Wigan man arrested in connection with disorder in Southport

A man from Wigan has been arrested in connection with violent disorder in Southport in July.

The 20-year-old man from Wigan was arrested this morning, Tuesday 10 December, on suspicion of violent disorder after footage captured him throwing a missile at police officers during the large-scale public disorder on Sussex Road in Southport on Tuesday 30 July. He is still in police custody to be questioned.

Detective Inspector Paula Jones said: “This latest arrest demonstrates that we continue to remain steadfast in our investigation to identify more people who attended the disorder in Merseyside.

“The abhorrent behaviour of those who took part brought disgrace to the region and will not be tolerated. We continue to be committed to ensure those responsible are held to account, including those who travelled to Merseyside to cause trouble.

“We have reviewed more than 12,000 pieces of footage, and we will not stop until we’ve put everyone we possibly can before the courts.”

The total number of people arrested by Merseyside Police has now reached 158, with 112 charged and 85 sentenced to 178 years and 10 months.
 
Images and footage are still being worked through so please contact us with any information via our public portal mipp.police.uk or anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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