North Yorkshire Police joins week long anti-knife campaign
The campaign is to highlight the dangers of carrying knives
Last updated 18th Nov 2021
North Yorkshire have joined in a national week-long campaign to tackle knife crime.
The campaign, Operation Sceptre, is a coordinated week of activity where police forces across the country raise awareness of knife crime and through information
The operation runs until Monday 22 November 2021.
A number of local police stations will be offering knife amnesty bins, where members of the public can take along any unwanted knives and safely dispose of them.
Bins will be available throughout the week at York, Scarborough, Malton, Harrogate, Skipton, Northallerton and Richmond police stations.
The campaign is also an opportunity to remind the public about Changes to legislation brought about by the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 which, introduced in July this year, now means it is an offence to possess certain items such as knuckledusters, throwing stars and zombie knives, even in private.
Detective Superintendent Fran Naughton of North Yorkshire Police said
“Fortunately rates of knife crime in North Yorkshire are low, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t work for us to do to keep it that way. It only takes one knife in the wrong hands to cause utter devastation to a family.
“Operation Sceptre gives us the opportunity to ensure the warnings around the fatal consequences of carrying knives are kept at the forefront of the public’s mind, and helps us rid them from our streets.
"It also provides us with a platform to send out a clear deterrence message to anyone who carries a knife for self-defence; that it’s a completely false sense of security."