Dangerous umbrella damages cars in Barking

Would you stand under this umbrella? (Credit: Twitter / @MPSSpecials)

A man caught waving an umbrella around Barking this morning had a sword hidden under the canopy, say police.

He was caught brandishing the covert weapon and using it to damage a number of vehicles in the borough.

Officers from the Metropolitan Police’s Special Constabulary unit arrested the suspect and charged him with five counts of criminal damage and possession of an offensive weapon.

Reports of a male waving an item around and damaging vehicles in @MPSBarkDag , #EAtaskforce on scene as call came in, male quickly detained found to be carrying a sword hidden inside an umbrella ? now under arrest on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon & criminal damage pic.twitter.com/J78nXw87Zj

— MPSSpecials: #StayAtHome #ProtectTheNHS #SaveLives (@MPSSpecials) January 22, 2021

The force Tweeted their find this morning without specifying a location.

One user replied the suspect should be made to “fall on his sword”.

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