Woman feeding pigeons arrested and handcuffed by police as onlookers slam ‘ridiculous’ response | EUROtoday

A girl feeding pigeons on the street was arrested and handcuffed in a “ridiculous” incident caught on digicam.

Video posted on social media reveals the girl aged in her forties being detained by a gaggle of a minimum of six cops and council enforcement employees in Harrow, London, on Wednesday.

In the footage captured by a passer-by, the girl appears to be like visibly distressed as she is positioned in handcuffs at round 2.30pm on the High Street in Wealdstone, earlier than her pockets are searched. She is then marched by two officers and put behind a police van.

The man filming may be heard repeatedly expressing his outrage on the scene, and different passers-by are equally heard questioning the incident, with one saying, “This is ridiculous.”

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The native council stated the girl was in “breach of the Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) relating to bird feeding” and issued her with a £100 tremendous. Anyone in breach of the PSPO should pay a £100 mounted penalty discover, in any other case they could face prosecution.

Police stated the girl was arrested after she “repeatedly refused to provide her personal details” when requested by officers, which is an offence.

Once her particulars had been obtained, the pressure stated she was de-arrested, and the matter was handed over to council officers.

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police stated: “At around 2.30pm on Wednesday 7 January, officers were approached by local council enforcement officers dealing with an anti-social behaviour incident on Wealdstone High Street, Harrow.

“A woman, in her forties, was repeatedly asked to provide her name and address so that a fixed penalty notice could be issued. After speaking with officers for around 20 minutes, she repeatedly refused to provide her personal details.

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“She was arrested on suspicion of breaching Section 50 of the Police Reform Act, which requires people to provide their name and address when requested to do so by the police.

“Her details were later obtained, and she was de-arrested and dealt with by council officers.”

A Harrow Council spokesperson stated: “There was a breach of the Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) relating to bird feeding.

“The individual refused to provide their details, which is an offence, and also refused to stop feeding pigeons when asked to do so.

“Our PSPO is in place to help keep our streets clean and safe for everyone, and anyone found breaching these faces a £100 fixed penalty notice.”