THIS is the moment shoppers descend onto a police car and chant obscenities after attending a streetwear brand pop-up.
Two boys, both under 16, have been arrested after a mob of teens swarmed an unattended Met vehicle on Saturday.
The brand pop-up, in Broadwick Street, Soho, attracted thousands of people keen to get their hands on the streetwear.
It started out as a free clothes giveaway by two popular brands but ended up as a flash mob of school children hurling abuse and taking over a cop car.
Footage shows the youngsters circling a Scotland Yard vehicle shouting “f*** the feds” as they jumped on top of the car.
One boy, wearing a part of a police uniform, including a Met jacket and police cap, was spotted rummaging around in the vehicle, before jumping back on top of the roof.
Cops arrived just after midday on bikes after reports of a crowd gathering in Soho but they were unable to defuse the frenzied crowds.
As the Met Police arrived at the scene, blaring sirens, many of the teens fled and two boys, both under 16, were arrested.
More officers were deployed and eventually, the mob was dispersed.
The force was able to confirm the the cop car had suffered damage and that it had been ransacked when they arrived at the scene.
Both youngsters were arrested on suspicion of theft from a motor vehicle, criminal damage and affray and have been bailed during enquiries.
The crowds had originally gathered for a brand pop-up, but it quickly descended into chaos and the marketing stunt was branded “the worst pop-up of all time.”
The streetwear brands, Up In Flames and Poser, were giving out clothes from a van in Carnaby Street but thousands of people surrounded the van within minutes.
One teen told Metro that he felt “crushed” and “couldn’t breathe” at the giveaway as thousands tried to get to the van.
The crush reportedly led to some people passing out or crying at the event.
Some youngsters were running and holding on to the back of the van as it drove, tossing out clothes from the windows.
There were reports of the crowd “punching each other in the face” to get their hands on items or snatching clothes off other people.
A spokesman for the Met Police said: “Police were called at 12:09hrs on Saturday, 22 February following reports of a large crowd gathering in Soho in relation to an apparent marketing stunt that had been advertised online.
“During the incident, some of the crowd caused damage to an unattended police vehicle.
“Officers have since arrested two boys under the age of 16, on suspicion of theft from a motor vehicle, criminal damage and affray.
“They have been bailed whilst enquiries remain ongoing.
“A Section 35 Dispersal Order for the borough of Westminster was put in place throughout the evening and no further related issues were reported.”
The Sun has reached out to Up In Flames and Poser for a comment.
