2011 England riots the maker of the BlackBerry, are reported to have contacted the police to offer help in investigating the use of their system for the organisation of riots. According to "The Independent", the costs to the Metropolitan Police of policing the disorder and disturbances in London are expected to exceed £34 million. This could be more than their total bill for the policing of all major public disorder events in the year from April 2010 to March 2011. By 15 August 2011 around 3,100 people had been arrested, of whom over 1,100 had appeared in court. On 25 August the BBC
Timeline of the 2011 England riots baton rounds against rioters if necessary. East Ham's Labour MP Stephen Timms and Newham's Mayor Robin Wales praised police for their efforts that day. Officers from the Thames Valley, Essex, Kent, City of London, Norfolk, North Yorkshire, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Surrey and Sussex police constabularies sent officers to help tackle the London riots. By 9 August 2011 563 arrests had been made in London since the start of the disruption, and 100 arrests made in Birmingham. A 16-year-old boy was charged with breach of the peace in connection with a message inciting rioting in Scotland on a social networking site. The