Banned Man Arrested at Wembley Offices

Every count on this arrest is still a suspicion, which is the word the Metropolitan Police used. Whether the broom is charged as an offensive weapon, and what drug officers say they found, will be decided in a charging review. He is in custody, and no name has been released.

A 44-year-old man was arrested at Brent Civic Centre in Wembley on Tuesday after he tried to force his way into the building, police said.

The Metropolitan Police said officers were called at about 9:10 a.m. to Engineers Way. A man was trying to enter the civic centre and then damaged the front of the building. Officers arrested him on suspicion of criminal damage, possession of an offensive weapon, racially or religiously aggravated harassment, and possession of a class A drug. He remained in custody. Police did not release his name, and they did not say which drug was recovered.

Brent Council locked down the offices while staff dealt with him. Councillor Muhammed Butt, the council leader, said the man had already been banned from council buildings. Butt said he tried to come in that morning, turned aggressive when he was told to leave, and came back with a road sweeper's broom. Security staff held the doors. He struck the glass. Butt said officers located him and arrested him within 30 minutes, and that the safety of people using the building came first.

Police said they had seen social media footage that appears to show part of the incident, and that officers responded and made the arrest quickly. The man has not been named in the police account or in the council statement. A charging decision is the next step. Until prosecutors adopt the counts, the morning at the civic centre is an arrest on suspicion.

All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.