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09
Nov 2020
District police hope week of action will keep knives off streets
Police in the Harrogate district hope that a national week of action will help keep knives and other weapons off the streets.
North Yorkshire has low knife crime rates so officers will use Operation Sceptre as more of a deterrent than a reaction.
The national week of action, which starts today, will raise awareness of the dangers of knives in person and online.
Detective superintendent Fran Naughton, of North Yorkshire Police, said:
The police want to use this week to highlight the potentially fatal consequences of carrying a knife.
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The National Police Chiefs' council lead for knife crime, deputy assistant commissioner Graham McNulty, added:
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