Officers seize more than 400 knives in operation across London
News • May 11, 2021 06:00 BST
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During a national operation, the Metropolitan Police Service intensified tactics and activity to target knife crime and wider violence, seizing 411 knives.
Officers from across the Met carried out a range of activity aimed at reducing violent crime in London, including weapons sweeps to recover dangerous weapons; targeted patrols in areas of violence; and search warrants to target high harm offenders.
The operation, which ran from Monday, 26 April to Sunday, 2 May, resulted in a total of:
- 411 knives recovered, including: machetes; Rambo knives; lock knives; and kitchen knives;
Teenager hands in machete at police station before asking for help to leave that life behind
Met Police revealed they seized 411 knives in a week in London
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Last week police teams across South West London collaborated in a crackdown against knife crime in the community. Hundreds of officers from Kingston, Richmond, Merton and Wandsworth took part in Operation Sceptre – a twice-yearly national campaign to raise awareness around the dangers of carrying a knife. From Monday, 26 April to Sunday, 2 May, local police stepped up weapons sweeps, proactive patrols and educational talks across South West London. Operation leader of the South West Basic Command Unit (BCU), Superintendent Andrew Wadey, said: “I want to stress that south west London is a safe place to live, work and study. We have some of the lowest serious violence in London.
Last week police teams across South West London collaborated in a crackdown against knife crime in the community. Hundreds of officers from Kingston, Richmond, Merton and Wandsworth took part in Operation Sceptre – a twice-yearly national campaign to raise awareness around the dangers of carrying a knife. From Monday, 26 April to Sunday, 2 May, local police stepped up weapons sweeps, proactive patrols and educational talks across South West London. Operation leader of the South West Basic Command Unit (BCU), Superintendent Andrew Wadey, said: “I want to stress that south west London is a safe place to live, work and study. We have some of the lowest serious violence in London.
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