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    Riots: Wheelchair-Bound Man Jailed For A Year

    A wheelchair-bound man caught on CCTV stealing a television during the summer riots has been jailed for a year.

    David Knott, 18, of Bromhedge, Eltham, south east London, was caught on camera as an accomplice piled an Alba television on to his lap before wheeling him away.

    Knott, who had a broken leg at the time, was sentenced to 12 months in jail for handling stolen goods belonging to an Argos store in Woolwich, east London.

    A Scotland Yard spokesman said he was jailed at Inner London Crown Court on Thursday.

    Police working on Operation Withern - the force's investigation into the violence and looting - are continuing to make arrests in connection with the riots.

    "Officers from Operation Withern continue to arrest suspects nearly every day," said borough commander Richard Wood said.

    "We have plenty of CCTV footage which is being closely analysed by a team of experienced officers.

    "Our officers and PCSOs are on the streets of the borough looking for those being circulated as wanted. We will not rest until we have arrested them."