Police have confirmed a "dedicated investigation team" has been set up after a police van was torched as hundreds gathered outside the Suites Hotel last Friday.
A dispersal zone has been put in place today in the area in Knowsley where a protest took place last week. Police will be given extra powers from 1pm on Friday, February 17 for for 48 hours until 12.59pm on Sunday, February 19.
The order comes under Section 34 of the Anti-Social Behaviour & Policing Act 2014, which gives police officers and police community support traffic officers powers to move people out of the area. These powers will not be used for anyone going about their daily business, police said.
