The children arrived at Bishopsgate police station at about 3am on Saturday asking for a taxi home . On nightshifts at his police station , Superintendent Paul Clements is used to dealing with the usual collection of drunks and other ne ’ er do wells . But he was surprised when three Romanian children arrived at the central London police station at 3am and said they were 130 miles from home . The children , aged 12 , 14 and 17 , told officers they lived with their parents in Nottingham and then asked for a taxi home and a meal from McDonalds . Instead , officers bought the youngsters sandwiches from a nearby petrol station and called social services to care for them . They also called the children ’ s parents who immediately travelled from the family home in Nottingham to pick them up . It remains unclear how the children managed to travel to London or how they were able to leave their home without their parents noticing . Details of the visitors to Bishopsgate police station , near Liverpool Street Station , emerged when Mr Clements described the incident on Twitter yesterday . He wrote : ‘ Bizarre night shift . 3am and in walk three Romanian children from Nottingham with no money or ID asking for a taxi back home and a McDonalds. ’ The children were found roaming the streets in the early hours by officers of City of London Police . They were not treated as criminals and at no time were they put in the cells . Superintendent Paul Clements took to Twitter to let his followers know about his strange night . The number of Romanian immigrants begging and sleeping rough in some of the wealthiest areas of the capital has trebled since EU restrictions on movement were lifted in January 2014 . It is reported to have led to a spate of aggressive begging , pickpocketing and prostitution , which is blighting exclusive London addresses .
The children were found roaming the streets in night by officers . Asked surprised officer for a taxi home to Nottingham - and a McDonalds . It is unclear how the 12 , 14 , and 17-year-old made the 130 mile journey . They were not treated as criminals and at no time were they put in the cells .