Over 100 locations visited as part of National Knife surrender Sceptre

Operation Sceptre is a national campaign that aims to tackle knife crime and remove unwanted knives, and other weapons, from our communities.

Removing weapons from the streets is only one part of this operation, they also look to educate people about the risks involved in carrying knives.

The force lead for knife crime is Chief Inspector Simon Duffield, who said: “This operation is not just about getting people to surrender their knives and weapons. Over the intense week of action, officers conducted 37 stop and searches, and teams visited 16 households on various disruption visits to educate people on the dangers of knives.

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