Police tell Bristol rioters: 'We'll find you'

Police in Bristol have set up a specialist unit for finding those linked to unrest

Officers in Bristol are "motivated" to continue finding people linked to the unrest in the city earlier this month, a policing chief has said.

Avon and Somerset Police said it was still going through footage and piecing it together in an effort to bring those who were involved in criminality to justice.

To help police, a team of investigators from across the force had been assembled to work seven days a week analysing the footage.

Nine people have been jailed as a result of the unrest on 3 August, while 33 people have been arrested - 20 of which have been charged.

Det Ch Insp Clem Goodwin says his team is 'motivated'

Leading the operation in Bristol is Avon and Somerset Police's Public Order Enquiry Team (POET), led by Det Ch Insp Clem Goodwin.

The team was set up in the wake of the disorder in the city and comprises of around 40 police officers from across the force.

Det Ch Insp Goodwin said its evidence has "come from four main sources."

"The first is body worn video footage... the second is council CCTV, the third is private CCTV and lastly from social media.

'Motivated'

"The offences we are looking for are affray, public disorder using violence, or anything more serious.

"Once we've identified a person committing an offence, we'll then follow them forwards and backwards in time to see if there's any other offences they've committed."

He added there was currently no technology assisting officers when it came to watching this footage.

"We're doing really well for the amount of footage we've got through. The processes in place have been really good. The team are motivated.

PC Sophie Cruise has been sending case files to the CPS

Det Con Ben McCormick in the unit said the work was "focussed throughout the day".

"You can lose whoever you're looking for in a second so it's really important to keep focussed and keep an eye out."

PC Sophie Cruise uses the footage to build cases against individuals, before sending it to the Crown Prosecution Service.

She said the "methodical" operation was going "really well".

"It's a quite quick turnaround at the moment and we're aiming to do more arrests," she added.

"I hope the public see this as a good thing - that you can't just go out and cause disorder and hope that you can disappear into the crowd and not be seen because we'll find you."