Overview
- The incident occurred on Wednesday, January 7, at around 2:30pm on Wealdstone High Street and was captured on video by a passerby.
- Harrow's Town and District Centres Public Spaces Protection Order prohibits the feeding of birds and vermin, with the notice describing the offence as "throwing bread on the floor."
- The Metropolitan Police said the woman repeatedly refused for about 20 minutes to provide her name and address, leading to an arrest on suspicion of breaching Section 50 of the Police Reform Act.
- She was handcuffed, searched, and placed in a police van before being de-arrested once her details were obtained and the matter was passed to council officers.
- A £100 fixed penalty notice was issued with payment due within 28 days to avoid possible prosecution, as onlookers questioned the scale of the response.