Olympic Ambassador Chelsea Ives charged for London rioting

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/Olympic-Ambassador-Chelsea-Ives-charged-for-London-rioting/articleshow/9580513.cms

LONDON: Chelsea Ives, an 18-year-old chosen as an ambassador for next year's Olympic Games to be held in London in 2012, has been accused of burglary, violent disorder and throwing bricks at a police car during riots in London.

According to 'The Sun' newspaper, Chelsea is said to have hurled a rock through a shop window while rioting - then yelled excitedly to a friend: "This is the best day ever."

Reports say that Ives was charged after her parents saw her rioting on TV and turned her in. She was ordered detained until a court appearance next Wednesday.

Mayor Boris Johnson said it was fitting that "significant sentences" were being handed down.

"That is, frankly, what Londoners want to see," he said.