A man has been jailed for helping to set a mobile police station on fire during the Bristol riot. Alexander Papadopoulos, of Whitehall in Bristol, was jailed for six months at Bristol Crown Court yesterday (Monday, January 23), after admitting charges of arson and theft.
Footage from the investigation into the riot of Sunday, March 21, 2021, shows the 28-year-old helping to set the station alight. He can be seen pushing a chair into it to help accelerate the blaze.
Papadopoulos is also seen wearing a police helmet. This relates to the offence of theft.
