Police officers from Salford South East Neighbourhood Team were out in force today at Chimney Pot Park in Langworthy as they swept the area for knives and other weapons which could be used in violent crime.
The officers braved the stormy weather to search bushes and hedges along the parks perimeter for knives and there was some success as they recovered two knives and a number of other items which could be used as potential weapons, all of which will now be destroyed as part of the forces pro-active 'Operation Sycamore' initiative.
A similar search was carried out at Peel Park in Little Hulton last month under the name 'Operation Scholar'.
It shows that Salford Police are serious about ensuring that as many of these weapons are taken off the streets.
GMP has also launched its forever amnesty scheme following the success of Operation Sceptre’s week-long knife amnesty, which ran in September 2019, and saw over 600 knives deposited in amnesty bins across Greater Manchester.
The project, run by Greater Manchester Police and the British Ironwork Centre, is part of the centre's Save a Life, Surrender your Knife campaign which saw the creation of the nationally-renowned Knife Angel sculpture.
These will allow people to dispose of knives in a completely safe and anonymous way.
The bin for Salford will be located at Swinton police station.
Edited by KARL
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