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Image of knife recently seized or surrendered in the county.
- Credit: Cambridgeshire Police
A 17 per cent year-on-year decrease in bladed weapon possession offences across Cambridgeshire has led police to hold another week-long knife amnesty.
Police figures show that, between April 2020 and March 2021, there were 243 possession of an article with a blade or point offences.
123 were in Fenland and Peterborough while 118 were in East Cambs, South Cambs and Cambridge.
People will be able to hand in knives without fear of prosecution next week as part of a national week of action.
From Monday April 26 to Sunday May 2, people will be able to dispose of knives at Thorpe Wood Police Station in Peterborough and Parkside Police Station in Cambridge.
Image of knife recently seized or surrendered in the county.
- Credit: Cambridgeshire Police
A 17 per cent year-on-year decrease in bladed weapon possession offences across Cambridgeshire has led police to hold another week-long knife amnesty.
Police figures show that, between April 2020 and March 2021, there were 243 possession of an article with a blade or point offences.
123 were in Fenland and Peterborough while 118 were in East Cambs, South Cambs and Cambridge.
People will be able to hand in knives without fear of prosecution next week as part of a national week of action.
From Monday April 26 to Sunday May 2, people will be able to dispose of knives at Thorpe Wood Police Station in Peterborough and Parkside Police Station in Cambridge.
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Cambridgeshire Police ask Are you and your bike ready for summer?
| Updated: 13:59, 06 April 2021
With the weather warming up and lockdown restrictions easing, police are encouraging the public to check their bicycles and motorbikes are roadworthy before taking them out.
The appeal from Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire police forces comes ahead of a national two wheels campaign, which runs between April 12 and 18.
Inspector Matt Snow said: âBicycles and motorbikes may not be roadworthy after being locked up over the winter, even if they were good condition on the day they went into storage.
With the weather warming up and lockdown restrictions easing, police are encouraging the public to check their cycles and motorbikes are roadworthy before taking them out.