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Police Disperse Large Youth Crowds in Milton Keynes Centre
Thames Valley Police were called to manage a large group of youths in Central Milton Keynes on Saturday, 4 April 2026, after an online-promoted event turned into widespread disorder. Officers issued a dispersal order for the area at 7.26pm, which remained in effect until the following morning, as crowds caused significant disruption in shopping areas. The gathering began earlier that day in Campbell Park at an Easter Egg hunt. The event was promoted on social media by Stars Sneakers and Grind & Garms. While police reported that the situation was initially good-natured when they were first alerted at 4.15pm, the atmosphere changed as the number of attendees grew throughout the afternoon. By 7.15pm, the situation escalated near The Point shopping centre, where large groups of teenagers swarmed police vehicles, preventing them from moving. Footage shared on social media showed balaclava-clad youths clashing with officers, who were forced to physically push back individuals attempting to intimidate them. Additional reports of the disturbances were also noted at the Midsummer Place shopping centre. Under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, Thames Valley Police implemented a Section 34 dispersal order. This legal measure granted officers the power to instruct individuals to leave the area to prevent further public disorder. A small number of people were briefly detained during the incident, and one person was arrested before being later released. This incident is part of a broader pattern of social media-organised gatherings that have caused disruption in cities across the UK, including recent events in London and Birmingham. The dispersal order expired at 8am on Sunday, 5 April. About this article: This story was put together with the help of AI tools and checked by a real person on our team. We're a small crew trying to cover as much of the UK as we can on a limited budget. We're getting better every day - but we're not perfect yet. If something looks off, let us know. You're part of the process.
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Yobs clash with police in Milton Keynes as teenager disorder that began in Clapham spreads (Picture: X) Gangs of youths clashed with police in Milton Keynes on Saturday after a social media Easter egg hunt turned chaotic, in the latest outbreak of teenage mob disorder to sweep England. Crowds gathered in Campbell Park at around 4.15pm after the event, which had been widely promoted online and drew more people than expected. Later in the afternoon, the gathering spilled into the town centre and Thames Valley police tried to break up the crowds. By 7.15pm, large groups of teenagers swarmed a police car, preventing it from moving. Just over 10 minutes later, a dispersal order was put in place. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Sign up for all of the latest stories Start your day informed with Metro's News Updates newsletter or get Breaking News alerts the moment it happens. Yobs clash with police in Milton Keynes (Picture: X) Social media footage showed officers grappling with young people outside Midsummer Place shopping centre, with one dragged to the ground as police told the crowd to move back. One person was arrested but subsequently released. A small number of others were briefly detained. The scenes follow two weekends of disorder in Clapham, where hundreds of teenagers looted shops and set fires after being gathered on group chats. The chaos happened Clapham High Street where families and passersby were barricaded inside shops including M&S as hundreds of youths piled through after schools broke up for Easter. The Easter event in Milton Keynes was advertised on social media by trainer reseller Stars Sneakers and clothing retailer Grind & Garms, which offered trainers and tracksuits as prizes. A young person is pinned down by police (Picture: X) An officer appears to shove a man (Picture:X) Another officer squares up to a girl in clashes (Picture: X) A Thames Valley Police spokesperson said: ‘We received a report of a large group gathering in Campbell Park yesterday around 4.15pm, following an Easter Egg Hunt event being promoted on social media, which drew a large number of people.’ ‘Our officers engaged with organisers and monitored the situation which was initially good-natured. As the numbers increased and crowd behaviour changed, a Section 34 dispersal order for Central Milton Keynes was authorised at 7.26pm yesterday.’ ‘A small number of individuals were briefly d...
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