Riots spread to Merseyside

By Natasia Moore

Toxteth riots

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Merseyside Police dealt with a number of isolated outbreaks of disorder in the South Liverpool area in the early hours of this Tuesday (9th)

Officers were called at around 10pm to reports of vehicles on fire and criminal damage.

A number of officers were deployed to the area to deal with the incidents and the Force is working with its partners and other emergency sevices to deal with the situation.

The Deputy Chief Constable of Merseyside Police Bernard Lawson says officers are looking through CCTV to identify those involed:  "Let me be clear to those people engaged in violence and disorder on the streets of Merseyside: it is totally unacceptable and we will use every possible piece of evidence to catch them and put them before the courts to decide their fate."

Deputy Chief Constable Bernard Lawson

Heart's Heather Clancy was out on the streets of Toxteth.

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