Looting Riots In London, Pictures and More!

Police release just twelve pictures of looting suspects (but here are 30 more caught in the act)

Clambering out of a smashed shop window, a young woman cradles her bounty of looted designer clothes.
On the same day, another masked female emerges from a ransacked off-licence clutching a haul of alcohol and cigarettes.
While on a high street, groups of looters spill out of a pharmacy holding bag fulls of over-the-counter medication.
These are just some of the pictures that have emerged from the riots. But despite the extensive violence, the Met only managed today to release 12 grainy CCTV images of suspected criminals.

A youth joins the group wearing a blue Nike hooded top and red face scarf. Right, a male in a grey Nike hooded top with red draw strings and the number '87' on his back

A group of eight males gathering outside a shop. A distinctive male in a white and red Addidas logo on his chest can be seen

A rioter covers his face with a blue mask while breaking into a shop

Two girls outside PC World on Purley Way. These females entered the store after it had been broken in to, and right, a man steals jewellery in Hackney

A woman wearing a vest top leaves and a shaven headed man enter Richer Sounds, South End, Croydon

Two teenage girls supected of looting enter the Richer Sounds shop in a bid to find electricals

A yob in grey hooded top and black body warmer about to enter Cash Plus in Thornton Heath, and right, a man outside a jewellers shop in London Road about to enter 

A teenager is among a crowd of other looters outside PC World in Purley Way

Pictured here are just some of the youths suspected of plundering hundreds of businesses damaged in riots across London.

The rogues gallery of pictures from photographers brave enough to put themselves in the middle of the chaos will help to bring offenders to justice.

One image shows a teenage girl carrying clothes over one arm and, once her hands are full, even draping a jacket over her head.

Shopping trip: A man walks though glass-strewn Peckham High Street with looted designer clothes and over-the-counter medication, while a woman has her hands full with designer shirts

Looted: Are they my size? A hooded youth holds up a pair of jeans stolen yesterday from the Carhartt store in Hackney, and right, a woman with a scarf covering her face cradles bottles of wine and cigarettes 

Hands full: Youths spill out of a ransacked Poundland store in Peckham clutching crisps and fizzy drinks among other things

Snacks: A youngster on his bike carries groceries suspected of coming from a looted Tesco, while right, a teenager with her hands full with looted goods balances a new jacket on her head

Another shows a man inspecting a brand new pair of jeans which still have the tag on them.
And from one shop a young girl runs from the the shattered entrance carrying stolen fizzy drinks and bags of crisps.
One child even carries a shopping basket full of groceries on the handlebars of his push bike.
The Metropolitan Police said that their priority is to bring to justice those who have committed violent and criminal acts.

A looter holds a haul of check shirts to match the one he's already wearing, while right, a couple transfer goods into carrier bags

A rioter throws an object in front of a burning car in Hackney, while right, looters wait outside a battered shop in Peckham

A large groups of youths wait outside a newsagents that has been broken into

Is anybody watching? Youths look out from the looted newsagents in Peckham

Behind bins: Rioters in Hackney stand in front of a makeshift barricade

Operation Commander Simon Foy said: 'Operation Withern is continuing apace. As well as the many arrests and charges the team is working hard to identify suspects.
'Those who have or intend to go out and commit violent, criminal acts should be warned. We will have photographs and evidence that we will use to identify you and bring you to justice.
'Today we are releasing the first of many, many images of people we will be speaking to in connection with the scenes of violence.
'We will not tolerate the violence that has been seen in parts of London.'

Quick escape: A looter stands in the window of a clothing store in Peckham last night

Making a run for it: These four looters dash from the Blue Inc store in Peckham with looted goods

Mob: A crowd of people rush into a fashion store in Peckham

A masked man carries a toy horse in front of a burning car in Hackney, and right, a rioter throws a wine bottle at police

Looters raid the Orange phone shop in New Street Birmingham, after copy cat violence erupted in the city

A suspected rioter is detained by police, and right, a hooded youth walks past a burning vehicle in Hackney

A teenager is among a crowd of other looters outside PC World in Purley Way

The Met have released their own pictures of rioters from the disturbance. They show thugs in Birmingham trying to break into a jewellers.
A number of young women are also seen emerging from a Richer Sounds electronics store in Croydon. More are seen entering a PC store.
The looters who were caught on cameras are just a handful of the thousands of people believed to have been involved in public disorder since riots began in Tottenham on Saturday night.
The unrest has spread to dozens of Londons of towns with businesses being attacked, buildings set fire and shops looted.
More than 450 people are so far understood to have been arrested, although that number could increase in the coming days.
The Met have released their own collection of CCTV images which they hope will identify suspected rioters.
They are urging people who recognise the looters to contact police.