Election round-up: Tory campaigners help to catch thief
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A TEENAGE thief in a sandwich shop was wrestled to the floor outside - by Tory anti-crime campaigners.
The 14-year-old, who was with a fellow thief, was chased out of Greggs bakery in Kentish Town High Street, Kentish Town, on Saturday by a woman employee, 25, who was punched in the face by the boy.
But he was pinned down by campaigners canvassing on behalf of Richard Merrin, the Conservative candidate in the Kentish Town by-election.
Greggs worker Kathy Brown believed her workmate would be off work for several days.
Mr Merrin, 40, a public relations consultant, said: "We were talking about crime. It just shows the importance of the police station in Holmes Road, which is under threat of closure."
A Camden police spokeswoman said: "A 14-year-old male was arrested on suspicion of actual bodily harm and was conveyed to Kentish Town police station. He was released on bail until January pending inquiries."
TOMORROW (Thursday) voters will head to the ballot boxes in Kentish Town, following the resignation of Labour stalwart Lucy Anderson.
Four candidates have been campaigning in what is thought to be a closely-fought race.
In May, Councillor Anderson clung onto her seat by just 15 votes and saw her two Labour counterparts in Kentish Town replaced by Lib-Dems.
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