Six Luton men arrested in connection with Easter Sunday violent disorder

Detectives have now arrested six people in connection with a violent disorder that took place in Luton on Easter Sunday (12 April).

Police were called at around 4.40pm to reports that a number of men were fighting with weapons in the Sheridan Road and Argyll Avenue area.

Mobile phone footage was circulated online by an unknown person which captures the incident unfolding.

Six men from Luton, all in their late teens or early 20s, have been arrested and bailed in connection to the disorder, pending further enquiries.

Detective Sergeant Ben Stone, from the Crime Investigation Team, said: “Although our investigation is progressing well and we have made a number of arrests so far, we are still urging anyone who witnessed this brawl or who has any video footage to come forward and let us know, as this will help us piece together how this came about.

“This type of violence won’t be tolerated and we will do all we can to investigate this incident thoroughly and see that these culprits are dealt with accordingly.”

Anyone with any information about the incident on Easter Sunday should call police on 101 or visit bedfordshire.police.uk/report quoting crime reference Operation Abate.

Alternatively you can contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111 or via Crimestoppers-uk.org

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