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A gang up to 25 youths – including some who were thought to be armed – fought with each other in the street last night.

The young men clashed in Maynard Street, Highfields, Leicester but scattered and threw away their weapons before police arrived.

Police recovered a number of discarded weapons when they arrived at the scene.

A senior officer authorised the use of special powers of stop and search under section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act.

 

The power, which was authorised at 11.20pm, allows officers to search anyone in a specified area for weapons.

Two young men were searched but were not found to be in possession of anything illegal. The powers were lifted at 7am today.

No injuries have been reported to the police.

The Section 60 power to stop and search was revoked at 7am. No one has been arrested in connection with the incident.

Local officers will be speaking to residnts and staging "reassurance" patrols over the weekend.

Contact Leicestershire Police on 101 or Crimestoppers, which is anonymous, on 0800 555 111.


Read more: http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Gang-25-youths-armed-clash-Highfields-street/story-22916430-detail/story.html#ixzz3D6uqtp8L 
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But I thought Highfields was just as safe as anywhere in Leicestershire? A lovely vibrant area.

 

Suppose it's just as likely to happen in Houghton on the Hill. :whistle:

Posted

what sort of 25 man (some armed) fight ends with no injuries? were they just shouting at each other? 

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what sort of 25 man (some armed) fight ends with no injuries? were they just shouting at each other? 

 no injuries were reported.

 

Dead men can't speak.

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Witnesses Davie?

 

What do you take us all for, do you really think we'd be driving round highfields at midnight, what possible purpose could there be to do that.

 

Anyone got David Pleats number?

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Witnesses Davie?

 

What do you take us all for, do you really think we'd be driving round highfields at midnight, what possible purpose could there be to do that.

 

Anyone got David Pleats number?

witness = involved in  ;)

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Can't wait to get the latest coverage of this outrageous disregard for law and order reported verbatim in the Leicester Mercury   along side a picture of Keith Vaz and Councillor Soulsby acting as peace makers . We are in safe hands . :thumbup:

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But I thought Highfields was just as safe as anywhere in Leicestershire? A lovely vibrant area.

 

Suppose it's just as likely to happen in Houghton on the Hill. :whistle:

 

Don't joke about that shit, once got chased out of there for pronouncing it "Howton".

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There's no point asking on here Davie.

There's no City fans on that street, or any of the other surrounding ones for that matter.

...er, well that's a load of rubbish.

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There's no point asking on here Davie.

 

There's no City fans on that street, or any of the other surrounding ones for that matter.

 

You done a straw poll, facebook group, or did you knock each and every door and ask them?

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So no injuries. No witnesses. No official suspects No arrest. No reported crime. An "incident" with so little facts still makes the local press.

 

Perhaps they were just having an 11 a side kick about + 1 ref + 2 linesmen.

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Can't wait to get the latest coverage of this outrageous disregard for law and order reported verbatim in the Leicester Mercury   along side a picture of Keith Vaz and Councillor Soulsby acting as peace makers . We are in safe hands . :thumbup:

Sanctions. We need lots of sanctions.

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