shop in Mitcham was looted. Elsewhere in London Beckton: Unspecified trouble at the Gallions Reach shopping centre resulted in multiple road closures. Camden: Crowds gathered at Chalk Farm tube station at 1am. Asians guarded their shops. Police drove back looters in Camden High Street and Chalk Farm Road, Camden. Kilburn and Kingsbury: A Vodafone shop in Kilburn High Road was targeted by looters. Looters also hit jewellery stores in Kilburn and Kingsbury. Holloway scuffles occur in the early hours. Wimbledon: Minor incidents occurred in south Wimbledon, the Wimbledon town centre and a handful of shops in Wimbledon Village. The police eventually dispersed them. Major fires were started in Barking, Battersea, Croydon, Dagenham, Ealing, Greenwich and Southwark. Croydon: Local scuffles were quickly dispersed. Camberwell: A small fire was started by arsonists. Islington: The police in Islington appealed for people to stay at home and for shops to close early. Hammersmith and Fulham Hammersmith and Fulham Council urged people to keep calm and stay indoors. Wembley: A police officer was run over by looters at approximately 2:50 am. Three people were arrested for attempted murder. Greater Manchester Manchester: The reported riot was an Internet hoax, since it was only a quickly dispersed scuffle. Salford: The reported riot was an Internet hoax; it was only a quickly dispersed scuffle. Rest of England Brighton: The reported riot was an internet hoax, actually a quickly dispersed scuffle. Derby: Over 20 cars and a local shop were damaged in a series of overnight disturbances in the Campbell Street, Allenton and Brighton Road, Alvaston areas. A pair of 15-year-olds were arrested. Leeds and Bradford: West Yorkshire Police confirmed there were scuffles in the Chapeltown borough of Leeds, but no rioting as alleged on Twitter and Facebook. False social media reports that riots were occurring in Bradford were denounced by police Northampton: Groups of youths pelt police and vehicles with bricks and stones, and smash a police van's windscreen Caterham: Traders braced for violent scenes similar to those seen in nearby Croydon. Surrey Police maintained a strong presence to reassure the citizens, but many stores were closed. Shops that specialised in high-value goods such as mobile phones and fine art stayed shut all day. Esquire Fine Menswear on Station Avenue had its windows damaged by hooligans just after 01.30. Southampton: Messages appeared on BBM & Facebook inciting a riot, leading to a few scuffles in Millbrook & Shirley