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Police officers injured after youths cause disturbance at The Glades shopping centre, in Bromley
20:41, 31 March 2023
updated: 21:02, 31 March 2023
Four police officers have been injured while dispersing a large group of youths.
Police were called to reports of the disturbance at The Glades shopping centre, in Bromley High Street at 3.07pm.
Officers also anticipated that incidents involving violence may take place.
The group were reportedly behaving in an anti-social manner and refusing to disperse.
Five young people have been arrested on suspicion of assaulting police and affray, and one young person was arrested for breaching a dispersal order.
They were taken to a police station in south London and a dispersal order is in place for the town centre until 6am tomorrow.
The injuries to the officers were non-life threatening.
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