RIOTS IN CAMDEN: Shops looted as rioters hit Camden Town and Chalk Farm
TUESDAY AUGUST 09, 2011
BY DAN CARRIER, TOM FOOT and RICHARD OSLEY
TEENAGERS and young people have added Chalk Farm and Camden Town to the list of London places hit by riots. They are currently (2am) involved in a series of stand-offs with teams of riot police. They have armed themselves with bins, fences, signs and wine bottles. Police are standing their ground with shields.
The main focus has been on Chalk Farm Road where several clashes took place late into the evening. Evans Cycles and Sainsbury's were looted and bars along the street suffered broken windows. Police were pelted and vans attacked.
One of the worst hit was the LA1 clothing store close to Camden Lock bridge which sells trendy trainers and baggy jeans. Teenagers used the store for a quick round of Supermarket Sweep after prising the shutters open and 'dashing' the glass.
Police officers stood fanned out across the road, already wincing from a barrage of stones and bottles thrown as they made advances up Chalk Farm Road. Stand-offs are now continuing in Camden Road and Camden Street.