Officers from Wealdstone and Harrow Weald were on patrol in Wealdstone High Street when members of the public alerted them to an incident involving two schoolchildren on Wednesday, 16 October.
According to a post on the Harrow MPS social media channels, two individuals dressed in black were reportedly following the children and pushing them down an alleyway.
Officers responded swiftly and located the suspects. Both were arrested for common assault.
A spokesperson for the Met Police said, “On Monday 14th October at 16:35 hours, officers conducting violence reduction patrols in High Street, Wealdstone were flagged down by members of the public who had witnessed two schoolchildren being pushed into an alleyway by two older looking males wearing face coverings. Officers quickly made their way to the alleyway and detained the two males.
“Both were subsequently arrested on suspicion of assault and taken to a police station in North West London. A 17 year old male, and a 16 year old male have since been bailed, pending further enquiries.”
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