Humberside Police crack down on knife crime
The force have launched Operation Sceptre this week
Last updated 27th Apr 2021
As lockdown restrictions ease, Humberside Police is clamping down on knife crime.
It’s all part of their latest effort to tackle the issue through Operation Sceptre which aims to reduce the number of young people carrying a weapon.
WATCH: we spoke to Superintendent Marc Adams about the campaign:
Superintendent Marc Adams is leading Op Sceptre for Humberside Police, he said:
“The dangers of knife crime as a nation remain very real and prevalent.
“This past weekend alone we saw a man in Grimsby lose his life through fatal injuries sustained through the use of a knife and elsewhere locally we have seen a number of recent serious incidents in which knives have played a role and caused some significant injuries.
“A weapon’s surrender will again be available with ‘knife bins’ at a number of police stations. The stations with knife ‘bins’ are at Beverley, Bridlington, Clough Road, Goole, Osborne Street, Grimsby, Scunthorpe.
“Our officers will be conducting weapons sweeps and doing proactive patrols across our Force area along with continued educational messages to young people about the dangers of carrying knives."
Police are asking anyone with concerns about knife crime to call their non-emergency number 101.