It was the day of reckoning for dozens of looters and rioters who have reduced our streets to lawlessness. But while the trouble has been largely blamed on feral teenagers, many of those paraded before the courts yesterday led apparently respectable lives. A postman, a primary school  mentor, lifeguard, charity worker and a father of a newborn baby were among defendants appearing alongside schoolchildren and college students to answer charges ranging from theft to violent disorder. Some wept, some grinned and others merely stood in blank defiance at the magistrates. A very misguided youth: An 11-year-old boy walks from Highbury Magistrates Court with a woman, thought to be his mother, right. Left, the same boy outside the court carrying TWO mobile phones . The youngest looter was an . 11-year-old boy who arrived at court in North London accompanied by his . mother clutching a mobile phone in each hand. He was convicted of an . unrelated offence only last week and is yet to begin his punishment. Should rioters have their benefits taken away from them? One of the eldest defendants was a . 35-year-old new father, who claimed he was trying to buy nappies when he . was wrestled to the ground by police in a ransacked supermarket. The majority of yesterday's suspects . poured through courts in London but many more were expected in the dock . over coming days in Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham and Nottingham. At one magistrates' court, staff were . preparing to work through the night as cells overflowed and suspects . were left sitting outside in a queue of police vans. One official said there were 'mad . scenes' as colleagues battled to deal with some of the 371 people . charged by the Metropolitan Police. Many of those in court were young men . apparently caught red-handed with stolen TVs, laptops and mobile phones . worth thousands of pounds. They were joined by supposedly . respectable professionals and tradesmen whose lawyers said they had been . caught up in a 'moment of madness' as anarchy took hold of the streets. Some stood accused of attempting to incite rioting with incendiary messages on social networking sites. Judges refused to grant bail in the . majority of cases, telling suspects they must face a Crown Court judge . who can impose stiffer punishments. They were told they must remain behind bars to prevent them joining in fresh unrest. In a handful of cases rioters were . dealt with on the spot, including two rioters who were jailed in . Manchester and a teenager set free after two days in the cells in the . capital. But the vast majority were held in custody. Primary school worker Alexis Bailey walking away from court after admitting burglary . The primary school worker was among the first to be processed in court after the riots . Millionaire's daughter: Laura Johnson, 19, was charged with stealing £5,000-worth of electronic goods including TVs and mobile phones . THE GRAMMAR GIRL: Millionaire's . daughter Laura Johnson, 19, was charged with stealing £5,000-worth of . electronic goods, including a Toshiba TV, Goodmans TV, microwave and . mobile phones. The goods were allegedly found in a . car being driven by Miss Johnson after a branch of Comet in Charlton, . south-east London, was raided. Bexleyheath magistrates heard  that a 'public order kit' of balaclava, gloves and a bandana was also found in the car. Miss Johnson attended St Olave's . Grammar School in Orpington, Kent, the fourth best performing state . school in the country, after transferring from its sister school . Newstead Wood. She achieved A*s in French, English . literature, classical civilisation and geography A-levels, and is now . studying English and Italian at Exeter University. Her parents, Robert and Lindsay . Johnson, live in a large detached farmhouse in Orpington. It has . extensive grounds and a tennis court. They sold their previous house, . near Greenwich, for £930,000 in 2006. Miss Johnson's parents, who supported her in court, run Avongate, a direct marketing company. Her father is a businessman with . directorships in several companies. He was a director in a company that . took over the Daily Sport and Sunday Sport newspapers in 2007. During her schooling, Miss Johnson . offered her services as a tutor. On a website she wrote: 'I was a . student at Newstead Wood School for girls and gained four A*s and nine A . grades at GCSE.' Miss Johnson indicated a plea of not . guilty to five counts of burglary and was granted bail on condition that . she does not associate with the two men allegedly found with her. She must wear an electronic tag, . submit to a curfew between 7pm and 6am and not enter any London . postcode. She is due to return to court on September 21. Camberwell Green magistrates heard . that a 17-year-old and Alexander Elliot-Joahill, 18, were allegedly . passengers in the car. Both were denied bail and will next appear on . September 7. Country pile: Laura Johnson's home in Orpington which has extensive grounds and a tennis court . Defiant: Richard Myles-Palmer, left, and Jason White, right, both pleaded guilty to theft after they were caught in possession of a shopping trolley full of looted power tools . THE 11-YEAR-OLD: The boy from Romford, Essex, is the youngest person to appear in the dock over the riots. Brought to Highbury Corner . magistrates court by his mother, he admitted stealing a £50 waste bin . from a branch of Debenhams. He was arrested on Monday evening with a mob . of other children reaching through a broken window. It emerged it was not the child's . first experience with the courts as he was already on a 'referral order' for another, unrelated offence. Charges of violent disorder were . dropped, and he was released on bail under a 6pm-6am curfew. He may . leave his home only if accompanied by a family member. Leaving court, the boy set off alone . down the street, before his aunt and mother chased after him, dragging . him back by the scruff of his neck. His mother screamed and swore at the media and was later seen shouting at her son. THE SCHOOL MENTOR: Alexis Bailey, 31, who works at Stockwell Primary School, was allegedly caught raiding an electrical store in Croydon. Raids: Looters have devastated businesses in cities across England causing thousands of pounds of damage . Looted: The battered shop front of an Argos store in Surrey Street, Croydon. The area was hit hard by rioters . THE CHARITY WORKER: Barry Naine, 42, who works for a St Mungo's homeless hostel in Lewisham, appeared in court charged with burglary. He is accused of breaking into Primark in Peckham and was remanded in custody. THE POSTMAN: Jeffrey . Ebanks, 32, and his student nephew Jamal Ebanks, 18, were allegedly . caught in a car stuffed with electrical goods near a looted Croydon . superstore. The teenager, who admitted burglary, claimed he had been . 'led astray' by his uncle. THE SCHOOLBOY: Alexander . McQuarrie, 16, from Ibrox, in Glasgow, was remanded in custody over . claims he attempted to incite others to riot by setting up a  Facebook . group entitled 'Let's start a riot in Glasgow'. Wanted: Police are hunting the two girls pictured who are suspected of looting a Richer Sounds electrical store in South End, Croydon . Caught on camera: This woman and man are also . wanted by police after appearing to loot from the Richer Sounds store . which is close to the Iceland supermarket which two men admitted to . looting . THE NEW FATHER: Jason Matthews, 35, was arrested in a branch of Tesco in East Dulwich, South London, on Monday night. Wearing a bandana over his face, he told police he 'was not one of the bad ones' and had gone out to get nappies. THE FRAUDSTER: Two  looters caught with a trolley laden with power tools worth £1,500 told police they did not care if they were stolen. Convicted fraudster and thief Richard . Myles-Palmer, 19, and friend Jason White, 22, were arrested in . Southwark. The pair admitted theft and were told they face jail. Wanted: Youths loot a Carhartt store in Hackney, . and right, a local chemist in Croydon is stripped bare before police . moved in to secure the area . Thugs caught looting and rioting could be thrown out of their social housing, a council said today. Westminster Council hopes to kick out tenants who have been in mobs smashing windows and breaking into shops. Housing minister Grant Shapps has backed moves to evict tenants who have taken part in criminal and anti-social behaviour but lawyers have said it may not be that easy. The council must show that the disorder happened in the immediate area around the property - and the individual must have been found guilty in the crown court. Jonathan Glanz, Westminster Council cabinet member for housing, told the Guardian: 'Social housing isn't a right, it's a privilege and if people abuse that privilege then in common with anyone else they should face the consequences. 'Families have to take responsibly for children living in their households, and we have a responsibility to our communities at large. 'Many people living in these communities are playing by the rules and were not involved in criminal activity over the last few nights. They wouldn't want to live next door to people who are getting away with bad behaviour and enjoying the privilege.' THE STUDENTS: A . teenager who received taxpayer funding to complete his studies walked . free after admitting stealing two Burberry T-shirts from a Hackney shop. IT student David Attoh, 18, was told the two days he had spent in cells should serve as his punishment. Adam Ozdas, 19, was stopped by police . in Hackney while carrying a bottle of Southern Comfort, National . Lottery scratchcards, tobacco, cash and sweets. The Hackney student . claimed he found the goods and was on his way to a police station to . hand them in. Jack Onslow, 18, admitted raiding a . Bethnal Green shop. The East Ham College student, who aspires to be a . hairdresser, was found hiding in a fashion store. THE DRUG DEALER: Haramein . Mohammed, a 25-year-old  convicted drug dealer, was caught  trying to . steal from a Costco warehouse in Walthamstow after being released from . prison on licence. THE LIFEGUARD: Aaron . Mulholland, 30, who works at Peckham Pulse health club, wept as he . appeared in court accused of joining thieves at Foneworld store in . Camberwell. His lawyer said he had 'learned his lesson' after spending two nights in a cell and was 'absolutely disgusted' with himself. THE SCAFFOLDER: Christopher Heart, 23, shouted he was 'sorry for the inconvenience' and broke down in tears after admitting burglary. The father of two was caught in JD Sports in Hackney. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.
Courts sit through the night to handle high volume of offenders .
Millionaire's daughter charged with taking £5,000 worth of electronic goods .
Primary school worker admits burglary at Richer Sounds .
Duo who made off with trolley full of power tools admit theft .
New father caught in looted shop told police he 'needed nappies'
Convicted rioters warned they could lose council houses .
London arrest figures up to 888 with 371 charged .
It was the day of reckoning for dozens of looters and rioters who have reduced our streets to lawlessness. But while the trouble has been largely blamed on feral teenagers, many of those paraded before the courts yesterday led apparently respectable lives. A postman, a primary school  mentor, lifeguard, charity worker and a father of a newborn baby were among defendants appearing alongside schoolchildren and college students to answer charges ranging from theft to violent disorder. Some wept, some grinned and others merely stood in blank defiance at the magistrates. A very misguided youth: An 11-year-old boy walks from Highbury Magistrates Court with a woman, thought to be his mother, right. Left, the same boy outside the court carrying TWO mobile phones . The youngest looter was an . 11-year-old boy who arrived at court in North London accompanied by his . mother clutching a mobile phone in each hand. He was convicted of an . unrelated offence only last week and is yet to begin his punishment. Should rioters have their benefits taken away from them? One of the eldest defendants was a . 35-year-old new father, who claimed he was trying to buy nappies when he . was wrestled to the ground by police in a ransacked supermarket. The majority of yesterday's suspects . poured through courts in London but many more were expected in the dock . over coming days in Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham and Nottingham. At one magistrates' court, staff were . preparing to work through the night as cells overflowed and suspects . were left sitting outside in a queue of police vans. One official said there were 'mad . scenes' as colleagues battled to deal with some of the 371 people . charged by the Metropolitan Police. Many of those in court were young men . apparently caught red-handed with stolen TVs, laptops and mobile phones . worth thousands of pounds. They were joined by supposedly . respectable professionals and tradesmen whose lawyers said they had been . caught up in a 'moment of madness' as anarchy took hold of the streets. Some stood accused of attempting to incite rioting with incendiary messages on social networking sites. Judges refused to grant bail in the . majority of cases, telling suspects they must face a Crown Court judge . who can impose stiffer punishments. They were told they must remain behind bars to prevent them joining in fresh unrest. In a handful of cases rioters were . dealt with on the spot, including two rioters who were jailed in . Manchester and a teenager set free after two days in the cells in the . capital. But the vast majority were held in custody. Primary school worker Alexis Bailey walking away from court after admitting burglary . The primary school worker was among the first to be processed in court after the riots . Millionaire's daughter: Laura Johnson, 19, was charged with stealing £5,000-worth of electronic goods including TVs and mobile phones . THE GRAMMAR GIRL: Millionaire's . daughter Laura Johnson, 19, was charged with stealing £5,000-worth of . electronic goods, including a Toshiba TV, Goodmans TV, microwave and . mobile phones. The goods were allegedly found in a . car being driven by Miss Johnson after a branch of Comet in Charlton, . south-east London, was raided. Bexleyheath magistrates heard  that a 'public order kit' of balaclava, gloves and a bandana was also found in the car. Miss Johnson attended St Olave's . Grammar School in Orpington, Kent, the fourth best performing state . school in the country, after transferring from its sister school . Newstead Wood. She achieved A*s in French, English . literature, classical civilisation and geography A-levels, and is now . studying English and Italian at Exeter University. Her parents, Robert and Lindsay . Johnson, live in a large detached farmhouse in Orpington. It has . extensive grounds and a tennis court. They sold their previous house, . near Greenwich, for £930,000 in 2006. Miss Johnson's parents, who supported her in court, run Avongate, a direct marketing company. Her father is a businessman with . directorships in several companies. He was a director in a company that . took over the Daily Sport and Sunday Sport newspapers in 2007. During her schooling, Miss Johnson . offered her services as a tutor. On a website she wrote: 'I was a . student at Newstead Wood School for girls and gained four A*s and nine A . grades at GCSE.' Miss Johnson indicated a plea of not . guilty to five counts of burglary and was granted bail on condition that . she does not associate with the two men allegedly found with her. She must wear an electronic tag, . submit to a curfew between 7pm and 6am and not enter any London . postcode. She is due to return to court on September 21. Camberwell Green magistrates heard . that a 17-year-old and Alexander Elliot-Joahill, 18, were allegedly . passengers in the car. Both were denied bail and will next appear on . September 7. Country pile: Laura Johnson's home in Orpington which has extensive grounds and a tennis court . Defiant: Richard Myles-Palmer, left, and Jason White, right, both pleaded guilty to theft after they were caught in possession of a shopping trolley full of looted power tools . THE 11-YEAR-OLD: The boy from Romford, Essex, is the youngest person to appear in the dock over the riots. Brought to Highbury Corner . magistrates court by his mother, he admitted stealing a £50 waste bin . from a branch of Debenhams. He was arrested on Monday evening with a mob . of other children reaching through a broken window. It emerged it was not the child's . first experience with the courts as he was already on a 'referral order' for another, unrelated offence. Charges of violent disorder were . dropped, and he was released on bail under a 6pm-6am curfew. He may . leave his home only if accompanied by a family member. Leaving court, the boy set off alone . down the street, before his aunt and mother chased after him, dragging . him back by the scruff of his neck. His mother screamed and swore at the media and was later seen shouting at her son. THE SCHOOL MENTOR: Alexis Bailey, 31, who works at Stockwell Primary School, was allegedly caught raiding an electrical store in Croydon. Raids: Looters have devastated businesses in cities across England causing thousands of pounds of damage . Looted: The battered shop front of an Argos store in Surrey Street, Croydon. The area was hit hard by rioters . THE CHARITY WORKER: Barry Naine, 42, who works for a St Mungo's homeless hostel in Lewisham, appeared in court charged with burglary. He is accused of breaking into Primark in Peckham and was remanded in custody. THE POSTMAN: Jeffrey . Ebanks, 32, and his student nephew Jamal Ebanks, 18, were allegedly . caught in a car stuffed with electrical goods near a looted Croydon . superstore. The teenager, who admitted burglary, claimed he had been . 'led astray' by his uncle. THE SCHOOLBOY: Alexander . McQuarrie, 16, from Ibrox, in Glasgow, was remanded in custody over . claims he attempted to incite others to riot by setting up a  Facebook . group entitled 'Let's start a riot in Glasgow'. Wanted: Police are hunting the two girls pictured who are suspected of looting a Richer Sounds electrical store in South End, Croydon . Caught on camera: This woman and man are also . wanted by police after appearing to loot from the Richer Sounds store . which is close to the Iceland supermarket which two men admitted to . looting . THE NEW FATHER: Jason Matthews, 35, was arrested in a branch of Tesco in East Dulwich, South London, on Monday night. Wearing a bandana over his face, he told police he 'was not one of the bad ones' and had gone out to get nappies. THE FRAUDSTER: Two looters caught with a trolley laden with power tools worth £1,500 told police they did not care if they were stolen. Convicted fraudster and thief Richard . Myles-Palmer, 19, and friend Jason White, 22, were arrested in . Southwark. The pair admitted theft and were told they face jail. Wanted: Youths loot a Carhartt store in Hackney, . and right, a local chemist in Croydon is stripped bare before police . moved in to secure the area . Thugs caught looting and rioting could be thrown out of their social housing, a council said today. Westminster Council hopes to kick out tenants who have been in mobs smashing windows and breaking into shops. Housing minister Grant Shapps has backed moves to evict tenants who have taken part in criminal and anti-social behaviour but lawyers have said it may not be that easy. The council must show that the disorder happened in the immediate area around the property - and the individual must have been found guilty in the crown court. Jonathan Glanz, Westminster Council cabinet member for housing, told the Guardian: 'Social housing isn't a right, it's a privilege and if people abuse that privilege then in common with anyone else they should face the consequences. 'Families have to take responsibly for children living in their households, and we have a responsibility to our communities at large. 'Many people living in these communities are playing by the rules and were not involved in criminal activity over the last few nights. They wouldn't want to live next door to people who are getting away with bad behaviour and enjoying the privilege.' THE STUDENTS: A . teenager who received taxpayer funding to complete his studies walked . free after admitting stealing two Burberry T-shirts from a Hackney shop. IT student David Attoh, 18, was told the two days he had spent in cells should serve as his punishment. Adam Ozdas, 19, was stopped by police . in Hackney while carrying a bottle of Southern Comfort, National . Lottery scratchcards, tobacco, cash and sweets. The Hackney student . claimed he found the goods and was on his way to a police station to . hand them in. Jack Onslow, 18, admitted raiding a . Bethnal Green shop. The East Ham College student, who aspires to be a . hairdresser, was found hiding in a fashion store. THE DRUG DEALER: Haramein . Mohammed, a 25-year-old  convicted drug dealer, was caught trying to . steal from a Costco warehouse in Walthamstow after being released from . prison on licence. THE LIFEGUARD: Aaron . Mulholland, 30, who works at Peckham Pulse health club, wept as he . appeared in court accused of joining thieves at Foneworld store in . Camberwell. His lawyer said he had 'learned his lesson' after spending two nights in a cell and was 'absolutely disgusted' with himself. THE SCAFFOLDER: Christopher Heart, 23, shouted he was 'sorry for the inconvenience' and broke down in tears after admitting burglary. The father of two was caught in JD Sports in Hackney. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.
new father, who claimed he was trying to buy court, staff were . preparing to work through the custody. Primary school worker Alexis Bailey charged with stealing £5,000-worth of electronic GRAMMAR GIRL: Millionaire's . daughter Laura £5,000-worth of . electronic goods, including a were caught in possession of a shopping trolley full of looted power tools . THE 11-YEAR-OLD: The of looting a Richer Sounds electrical store in tools worth £1,500 told police they did not care