A south London crackdown on violent crime has resulted in 154 arrests and the seizure of 29 knives from nearly 300 police stops. Responding to a spate of unrelated stabbing in the area, the Met carried out additional patrols between February and April, deploying drug sniffing dogs and number plate recognition technology. A total of 289 stops were carried out, leading to the arrest of 154 individuals for offences including possession of an offensive weapon and possession with intent to supply Class A drugs. Numerous weapons were recovered during the operation, including a firearm and 29 knives. As a result of one stop in Croydon Road, Penge, on February 3, two males were searched and found to be in possession of drugs.
Images via Met Police of knife and machete seized on Monday (January 25) in Croydon. Two teenagers were arrested and a pair of blades seized in Croydon after police chased the pair off an electric scooter last night (Monday, January 25). The chase happened after officers patrolling with the Met Police s Violent Crime Taskforce signalled to two teenagers riding an E-Scooter on Stanford Road (SW16) to stop. Instead, they seemingly lost control of the scooter and ran off, throwing away a bag that was later recovered by the police patrol. A spokesperson for the Met Police described what happened next. ARREST | 2 males arrested and 2 knives recovered following a proactive stop by officers from the #VCTF in #Croydon#Norbury last night. https://t.co/QUHdE7cmph Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) January 26, 2021