Operation Sceptre has been hailed a success by police, after hundreds of weapons were surrendered across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
In total, 553 knives have been surrendered by the public across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, as part of a national police operation to tackle knife crime.
This figure is four times the number handed in, compared to the last week of intensification in May, all in the aid of Op Sceptre.
Op Sceptre ran last week between 13 and 19 November, with the total number of recovered and seized weapons and knives reaching 637, bolstered by direct police activity such as stop and search and pre-planned knife crime operations.
Results from the week of action
Tactical lead for knife crime, Inspector Sarah Nicholson spoke about the week:
“Op Sceptre week of action is where as a Force we focus the majority of our resources towards intensifying our activities on tackling knife crime and removing weapons off our streets.
“The Isle of Wight upholds a zero-tolerance approach towards offensive weapons and knife crime, and this week enables us to showcase the wider work we do in preventing and protecting our communities.
“The knife surrender bins will now remain so that people can anonymously dispose of unwanted knives at different police stations and other locations across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight until end of the year.”
On the Isle of Wight specifically:
Operation UCHEE is an op initially set-up between Border Force and the Met Police to manage the importation of illegal knives, but it’s now rolled out nationally.
Two Under 18s, issued with and agreed to a community resolution order in connection to ordering knives online.
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