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| Bus stop rape link investigated after Cromer disorder | Bus stop rape link investigated after Cromer disorder |
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| A man has been arrested over the rape of a woman in Cromer, with police saying they are looking at links with disorder in the town on Saturday night. | A man has been arrested over the rape of a woman in Cromer, with police saying they are looking at links with disorder in the town on Saturday night. |
| The teenage victim was attacked at a bus stop in Cadogan Road, near the seafront, late on Friday. | The teenage victim was attacked at a bus stop in Cadogan Road, near the seafront, late on Friday. |
| On Saturday night, venues in the seaside town closed their doors due to thefts and anti-social behaviour. | On Saturday night, venues in the seaside town closed their doors due to thefts and anti-social behaviour. |
| Norfolk Police said a man in his 30s had been detained in Essex on suspicion of rape. | Norfolk Police said a man in his 30s had been detained in Essex on suspicion of rape. |
| The force said new evidence meant it was exploring the possibility of links between the attack and disorder in Cromer over the weekend. | The force said new evidence meant it was exploring the possibility of links between the attack and disorder in Cromer over the weekend. |
| Police previously said they were not linking the rape and the later trouble in the town. | Police previously said they were not linking the rape and the later trouble in the town. |
| On Saturday night, a BBC reporter was told by a taxi driver that "travellers are rampaging the town", and staff at The Wellington pub said they closed after a group of 30 travellers became "rowdy". | On Saturday night, a BBC reporter was told by a taxi driver that "travellers are rampaging the town", and staff at The Wellington pub said they closed after a group of 30 travellers became "rowdy". |
| The disorder, described by police as "low level", was linked by residents on social media to travellers who had arrived in the town on Friday. | The disorder, described by police as "low level", was linked by residents on social media to travellers who had arrived in the town on Friday. |
| Norfolk Police Deputy Chief Constable Nick Dean said earlier on Monday that officers were treating the weekend's disorder "seriously". | Norfolk Police Deputy Chief Constable Nick Dean said earlier on Monday that officers were treating the weekend's disorder "seriously". |
| He did not comment on who he thought was to blame for the disturbances and thefts, but said it would be "totally disproportionate" to blame the whole travelling community. | He did not comment on who he thought was to blame for the disturbances and thefts, but said it would be "totally disproportionate" to blame the whole travelling community. |
| North Norfolk District Council leader Tom FitzPatrick said the council served a notice on Saturday for the travellers to leave. | North Norfolk District Council leader Tom FitzPatrick said the council served a notice on Saturday for the travellers to leave. |
| Trouble in Cromer | Trouble in Cromer |
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| The local MP Norman Lamb says he was disturbed by the description of the disorder as "low level" by police and questioned the failure to arrest anyone. | |
| "I want to meet with the chief constable to hear his account, to see why they described it as they did and also the way they responded," he said. | |
| Stallholders in Cromer told BBC Look East they felt intimidated as the travellers moved round the town looking for food and drink. | |
| Ice cream seller Lee Sales said: "There may not be fights or anything like that but when it's intimidation creating fear - that's bad." | Ice cream seller Lee Sales said: "There may not be fights or anything like that but when it's intimidation creating fear - that's bad." |
| Laurie Scott of Breakers Café said his manager was confronted on the doorstep by a crowd who wanted to get in and get food. | Laurie Scott of Breakers Café said his manager was confronted on the doorstep by a crowd who wanted to get in and get food. |
| They were using foul language when entry was refused and the manager believed they had been drinking. | They were using foul language when entry was refused and the manager believed they had been drinking. |
| "He's a big, burly fellow like me and he faced them down but told me he was shaking like a leaf at the time. | "He's a big, burly fellow like me and he faced them down but told me he was shaking like a leaf at the time. |
| "There's a lot of anger across the town that this was allowed to happen." | "There's a lot of anger across the town that this was allowed to happen." |
| Ayrun Nessa, wife of the owner of the Masala Twist restaurant, said bottles were flying around and she was left with a painful bruise on her arm trying to prevent the crowd getting in. | Ayrun Nessa, wife of the owner of the Masala Twist restaurant, said bottles were flying around and she was left with a painful bruise on her arm trying to prevent the crowd getting in. |
| She said she had been confronted at the door by six women shouting abuse. | She said she had been confronted at the door by six women shouting abuse. |
| "Cromer is normally a quiet and calm place with lovely people, but this was something else," she said. | "Cromer is normally a quiet and calm place with lovely people, but this was something else," she said. |
| Police said the travellers had left the county and were thought to be in Colchester, Peterborough and London. | Police said the travellers had left the county and were thought to be in Colchester, Peterborough and London. |