CCTV images released in hunt for disorder suspects

A collage of 14 CCTV images of people police want to trace.Image source, West Yorkshire Police
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Police have asked anyone who can help identify the men pictured to get in touch with officers

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Police investigating last summer's disorder in Leeds have released images of 14 suspects they want to trace.

Trouble erupted in the Harehills area of the city on 18 July when hundreds of people took to the streets, culminating in a police car being flipped over and a double-decker bus set alight.

The disorder began after police were called to assist social workers taking four children into emergency foster care.

Officers have asked anyone who can help identify any of the 14 men pictured to get in touch.

The force said following two previous appeals four of the 24 suspects they were looking for had been identified.

It said they had also generated intelligence about the disorder which continued to be analysed.

A total of 79 arrests have been made since last July, with 41 people charged and combined sentences of 42 years and six months so far given to those convicted.

A force spokesperson said they remained "dedicated to catching everyone involved".

They added that officers wished "to thank everyone who has contacted them as part of these latest appeals, and who has supported the investigation so far".

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