West Yorkshire police yesterday published pictures of 24 people they claim were involved in the rioting at the end of the Leeds Festival last August. A team of detectives has been scouring security video footage and now plan to use that evidence to make arson, criminal damage, assault and public order charges against those who tarnished the Leeds wing of the Carling weekend. Police are now encouraging festival goers to check their website and supply them with any appropriate leads.
"Up to 50,000 people, including many families, visited this event each day and had a good time," Detective Chief Inspector Trevor Kerry of Killingbeck Police told reporters. "The event was marred by a small minority who were involved in violence which put public safety at risk. This type of behaviour will not be tolerated. We would ask members of the public to help identify these people."