The Metropolitan Police said it had deployed more than 11,500 officers to keep the public safe for the hundreds of thousands of people who had come to London for their glimpse of the Coronation.Ĭommander Karen Findlay, who led the policing operation, said: 'Our first priority has been to ensure that the tens of thousands who travelled into London today, and millions more around the world, were able to enjoy a safe, secure and dignified Coronation.” She added: 'We are working with the Metropolitan Police to establish exactly what happened, and in the meantime, we are in touch with our volunteers to ensure they are receiving the support they need.' However, the matter is still under investigation.”Ĭouncillor Aicha Less, cabinet member for communities and public protection at Westminster City Council, said: 'We are deeply concerned by reports of our Night Stars volunteers being arrested overnight.' We are aware of and understand there is public concern over these arrests. They were pulled last night at 2am and have been held for 14 hours.”Īde Adelekan, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, said: “The intelligence we received led us to be extremely worried about the potential risk to public safety.

In a message re-posted on Twitter by the Metropolitan police, a member of the public claimed: “The Met arrested members of the City of Westminster’s Night Safety team. Three people carrying rape alarms were arrested in Soho in the early hours of Saturday morning by the Metropolitan Police, which said it was working on intelligence that protestors had planned to use the alarms to disrupt the procession.īut it has been claimed that those arrested were volunteers for the City of Westminster’s Night Safety team, who were carrying the alarms in order to hand them out to women. Police said they understood public concern over the arrests but insisted they were necessary to ensure the smooth running of a “once in a generation event”. Scotland Yard defended itself against accusations of being heavy handed with protesters after making 52 arrests on the day of the Coronation.

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