Station Road Upminster shop 'disturbance': Man arrested

Police were called to a store in Station Road, Upminster <i>(Image: PA Media)</i>
Police were called to a store in Station Road, Upminster (Image: PA Media)
This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of theft and assaulting a police officer after an incident at a store in Upminster.

The Met Police were called to a shop in Station Road at around 6.30pm on Monday (March 11) to reports of a “disturbance”.

Upminster Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT), Hacton SNT and Emergency Response and Patrol Team (ERPT) officers attended but a group of people had left when they arrived.

Read More: Rothbury House Harold Hill shut over violence, ASB and drugs

Officers conducted a search of the area and located them nearby.

A Met Police spokesperson said they arrested one person from the group on suspicion of theft, assaulting one of the police officers and other offences.

Get involved
with the news

Send your news & photos