A POLICE crackdown on youth crime has seen a total of six people from Waltham Forest charged with offences including robbery and assault.

A series of raids took place across London under Operation Hawk, part of Operation Blunt 2, which aimed to tackle gang-related and other youth crime.

Those charged include Ashley Vincent, 20, of Osbourne Mews, Walthamstow and Louise Elliott, 17, of Spruce Hills Road, Walthamstow.

They were both charged with grievous bodily harm and have been bailed to return on June 25 and 24 respectively.

Musstan Khan, 26, of Selwyn Avenue, Highams Park, also bailed to return on June 25, was charged with assault.

Carlos Soares, 26, of Goldsmith Road, Walthamstow, remains in custody after being charged with robbery and Jerome Cabey, 22 of Linmouth Road, Walthamstow was recalled to prison for grievous bodily harm offences.

A 15-year-old was charged with robbery and bailed to return on June 18.

Officers swooped on addresses in all 32 London boroughs on June 11 and a total of 255 people were arrested.