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OPERATION SCEPTRE National Week of Action |
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Save a life, bin the knife
Our National Anti Knife Crime week begins this week and officers from the Local Neighbourhood Policing Teams will be carrying out various activities including targeted knife sweeps around local parks, car parks and public open spaces. We encourage anyone with unwanted knives to hand them in to us during this week. You may have old knives which you do not use anymore or you may have had a knife that was legal to own privately but, under the updated Offensive Weapons Act this is no longer the case.
2019 Offensive Weapons ActThe updated 2019 Offensive Weapons Act makes it illegal to possess dangerous weapons in private, including knuckledusters, zombie knives, telescopic truncheons, and death star knives. It is an offence to: Possess a knife in a public place without good reason - unless it's a knife with a folding blade three inches long (7.62cm) or less, e.g., a Swiss Army knife Possess a knife while on school, college, or further education premises Use any knife in a threatening way Hold or carry a knife for use by someone else Buy or sell any type of prohibited knives Sell a knife to anyone under the age of 18
Forever knife amnesty binsKeen to rid our community of illegal knives, our Forever Amnesty bins, provide members of the public with the chance to dispose of any knives anonymously with no questions asked. These knives will be safely disposed of and could prevent them getting into the wrong hands. These bins are available year-round and are located at the following police stations: Mansfield Police Station, NG18 2HQ Newark Police Station, Newark NG24 1LJ Oxclose Lane Police Station NG5 6FZ Radford Road Police Station, NG7 5GX
How can I report knife crime?We need people to keep giving us information about knife crime in their areas so we can help keep them safe. We all need to work together to combat knife crime and we'd urge anyone with information on knife crime in their local community to report it. You can report knife crime in several ways: Using our online reporting form Via our ‘live chat’ facility in the bottom corner of our homepage Or call us on 101 To report anonymously via: Crimestoppers or by calling 0800 555 111. In an emergency, always dial 999.
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