As of 19:00hrs there had been one report of a stabbing resulting in non-life threatening injuries.
Interventions by officers throughout the day, including using Section 60 search powers, have led to a number of weapons being taken off the streets.
Earlier today, officers were able to stop a car in Harrow, believed to be en route to Carnival, where a firearm was seized and two people arrested. Later in the afternoon, officers carried out a search at one of the entry points to Carnival, seizing a further firearm.
A man who was wanted for an attempted murder in Hackney in July was spotted at Carnival and arrested following a successful stop.
So far today, 41 weapons other than firearms have been seized.
Officers have made 145 arrests as of 19:00hrs on Monday, bringing the total so far over two days to 249.
The breakdown of offences for Monday’s arrests so far is as follows:
40 x possession of an offensive weapon
16 x assault on an emergency worker
4 x sexual offences
3 x violence with injury
6 x other violence
1 x possession of a firearm
2 x vehicle crime
1 x harassment
7 x possession with intent to supply drugs
6 x possession of class A drugs
29 x possession of class B drugs
3 x possession of nitrous oxide
6 x possession of drugs (other)
1 x theft from a person
2 x other theft offences
4 x public order offences
14 x other offences
