Police have arrested 37 people in connection with the Stokes Croft riots, with nine charged so far.
Several people have appeared in front of magistrates, including a 17-year-old male – originally arrested on suspicion of attempted murder of a policeman – charged with GBH on a policeman, and a 15-year-old girl charged with violent disorder.
She was granted bail on the conditions that she does not leave the Stokes Croft area, lives at a set address and complies with a bail supervision programme.
David Foster, 22, of Jamaica Street, is charged with violent disorder in connection with the riots and a separate racially aggravated public order offence relating to an incident in January.
Student Gulnawaz Khan, 18, is charged with stealing cigarettes from the Tesco on Cheltenham Road and Stephen Carroll, 32, is charged with assaulting a police officer and criminal damage.
Avon and Somerset police have issued a statement insisting that there are more arrests to follow, and that they intend to identify and arrest everyone who was present.
This has caused concern among some members of the community, who worry that those who were attempting to stop the violence, or who simply caught up by accident on their way home, may be unfairly targetted.
A ‘Police beat surgery’ has been organised for 4pm on Friday 6 May at the Polish Church on Cheltenham Road for anyone worried about the current situation.
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