‘Violent behaviour will not be tolerated in our town centre’-Four teenagers now arrested after series of Romford robberies.

One youth left with a cut lip and chin after the attempted robbery as knife removed by officers.

Four boys have now been arrested in connection with a series of robberies which occurred in Romford town centre on Sunday 7^th January.

The day saw a series of robberies take place right across the town centre on Sunday afternoon. In the first incident at 3.30pm an off duty police officer witnessed an attempted robbery by two boys in the Brewery, Romford.  The off duty officer alerted colleagues who apprehended the two boys and they were arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery.  

Later in the evening, Police were notified of a boy who had been subject to an attempted robbery with his friends on St Edwards Way, Romford.  It is reported that earlier in the day at around 3pm, the victims aged 16 had been approached by a group who demanded to see their phones and were in possession of a knife. No property was taken and the victims were not physically harmed.  

Officers were also called around 7.15pm to South Street, Romford following information that a robbery had taken place, again the victims were boys and a knife was seen.  On receiving the information, officers nearby located two boys who were arrested.  A knife and property belonging to the victim were recovered.

Police were called shortly after 7.40pm to the Brewery, Romford following report that a group of youths had attempted to rob another group of youths of mixed ages. During this incident one person was left with a cut lip and chin but no property was taken.  

The suspects have been bailed to return to a police station whilst the investigation continues.

 A police spokesperson told the Havering Daily: “Whilst these incidents remain under investigation and we continue to support the victims, we ask that if you have any information then to call 101 quoting CAD 5307/7Jan  Violent behaviour will not be tolerated in our town centre and to anyone visiting Romford intent on committing such crime they will be dealt with robustly.  In addition to our response team officers and neighbourhood officers, we have a dedicated town centre team patrolling the area and responding to incidents.”

If you were in the area at the time and witnessed any of the above incidents or were victim of a robbery, please contact the police. Please do not post on social media only and not contact the police. Incidents need to be reported for the police to investigate further.

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