7:40am Thursday 2nd September 2010
Sutton police station was used as an overspill for some of the hundreds of revellers arrested at the Notting Hill Carnival last weekend.
As one of the Capital’s largest police station’s Sutton provided invaluable support to the Met by housing some of the 230 people arrested at this year’s event.
The carnival was described as a success by police who said crime fell by a third this year.
The 230 arrests mark a tiny proportion of the estimated one million people who attended the three-day street festival in west London.
But Chief Inspector Jo Edwards said the event had been largely trouble-free and for the fourth year there were no firearms incidents.
He said: "Most carnival-goers had a fantastic time, with the large part of the bank holiday weekend passing without serious incident.
"However, as we have seen in previous years, last night saw some people determined to try and ruin it for others who simply wanted to enjoy a day out at Europe's largest carnival."
Westminster council said more than 100 tonnes of waste was collected by its team of 170 cleaners in a record time of three hours and 16 minutes - 25 minutes quicker than last year
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