Vigilante Content creator continues to ignore police advice.

During the research phase of this project it  became apparent that there were vigilante content creators who were themselves committing crimes including unlawfully spraying people with a red dye known as farbgel.

We raised  concerns with senior management at Charing cross police station regarding these matters and also what are commonly known as "auditors" who had also been causing problems on Westminster Bridge, elsewhere in Central London with businesses, the public and the police.

Several months ago we received an email from Police Sergeant Sue Thompson from Charing Cross Police Station following those concerns being raised with Superintendent Natasha Evans.

Sergeant Sue Thompson said:

"The behaviour described, including approaching individuals and spraying them with paint, is not lawful and cannot be justified, irrespective of any belief that those individuals may be involved in criminal activity. The Metropolitan Police Service does not support or condone vigilante behaviour, and such actions have the potential to escalate risk, undermine public confidence, and negatively impact community safety."

"I can confirm that I have met with Galdino this evening and discussed the behaviours you have highlighted. During that meeting, his conduct was addressed directly, and he was instructed to stop using red dye and to cease engaging in behaviour of this nature. It was made clear that such actions are not lawful, are not acceptable, and have the potential to escalate risk and cause harm."

Unfortunately the vigilante ignored the Police Sergeant and continued his campaign.

Our take on the problem is that he should have been arrested and dealt with in the same way as any other member of public committing crimes.

This failure apperats to have resulted in further crimes being committed having emboldened the vigilante . This has also encouraged copycat crimes which have been published  on social media.

The level of violence has increased with other content creators travelling to London who joined  forces with Mr Galdino

The group also included Tyler Oliveira who travelled from the United States and two bodyguards from Manchester.

In April 2026 the group were involved in  further incidents in Central London including an incident on Westminster Bridge led by Mr Galdino who had a can of red  Farbgel spray  in each hand.

They then committed further attacks in London including a serious attack where one of the bodyguards severely beat a female.

These attacks apart from the assualt matters are considered Violent Disorder where there is a maximum sentence of 5 years imprsionment if the suspects are convicted.

Our volunteers will continue to report any such incidents that take place on Westminster Bridge which come to their attention and  ncourage the police to take action to help protect our tourists and visitors to london.

Following the incident, volunteers attended the Bridge to provide reassurance and act as a deterrant to any further incidents or disorder taking place on the Bridge.

On 8 May 2026 Mr Galdino was seen on the Bridge and continues to defy the police and produced a can of the Red Farbgel Spray . We contacted 999 to have him arrested including for the two violent disorder incidents which have been widely published on social media by Mr Galdino and Mr Oliveira who had filmed themselves committing crimes.

The police were unable to attend for an hour, so Mr Galdino was let go and the police updated. the delay in the attendance of the police may be a factor in the public not reporting incidents.

The 2 CAD reference numbers are 5865/08May2026  and CAD 6358//08May2026

If you are a witness or have any further information concerning these or similar incidents, please contact us so that we can pass on the information and keep an eye on what is happening with your information.

Video of the escalation of attacks on Westminster Bridge and Central London.



Following the previous attacks,  on 8 May 2026 Mr Galdino attends Westminster Bridge and Brazingly displays his can of Farbgel Red spray.

The content creators actions are not crime prevention, it is harassment and assault for entertainment where a lot of money can be made.

We don't condone vigilantism, when it goes wrong people get seriously injured or lose their lives.



When incidents such as these take place, one or more of the following crimes have usually been committed.

Please report any such incidents so that the police can keep accurate records and take any necessary action.

Our approach to dealing with the cup and ball scammers

(Risk assessed, surveillance, intelligence gathered, calm heads, no violence, bridge clear for the rest of the day while our uniformed volunteers take over and patrol engaging with tourists. Short 20 second video below.

Citizens arrest

In the UK we have a very strong citizen's power of arrest which some other cities in europe do not have.

We are also able to use force to detain a suspect and hand them over to the police.

With several male content creators including two bodyguards, if there was a suspicion of an indictable offence being committed, the group could have arrested  (detained) the suspects in accordance with Section 24A of the Police and Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) and handed them over to the police.

The content creators simply detaining the couple would not have created as much entertainment, especially as having viewed various videos of this incident, the suspects do not appear to have attempted to pickpocket. They were pointed out by Mr Galdino, followed, hounded, sprayed and seriously assaulted.

In this case as in many of the videos we have seen, whilst the suspects may or may not be pickpockets or shoplifters, they have not committed any offences at the time. The content creator picks on the easy targets, foreign women who have difficulty in speaking English and for various reasons be unable  or unwilling to report an attack.

One of the content creators  Tyler Oliveira came over from the States. At the beginning of the video you will  see Mr Oliveira  ask questions about the legality of the Red Farbgel spray.

Mr Oliveira in his videos has used diclaimers with regards to the use of the Red Farbgel spray, unfortunately he has got it wrong due to a lack of knowledge of UK law. Importantly in the UK it is well known that Ignorance of the Law is no excuse.

It is not known what action was taken by the police in relation to the attacks in London, although clearly a matter which is in the publc interest, we have not seen any appeal for witnesess and are not aware of any arrests having been made.

As Mr Oliveira has returned to the States it would be reasonable to expect that the Metropolitan police would circulate Mr Oliveira as wanted  on the Police National Computer (PNC) and  be arrested if he returned to the UK to be interviewed the attacks and his conduct in the violent disorder.

Usually this would happen at the airport on a suspect's return to the UK.

The offence of violent disorder carries a sentence of 5 years which makes it an indicatable offence.

We wrote to the Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley, to date there has been no response.