The scepter knife campaign coincides with the sensitization of knife crime

Police officers will visit retailers next week as part of the national scepter meter of this month.

Scepter begins on Monday (May 19) and is a national police company that aims to make the streets more secure across the country by removing potentially dangerous and harmful sounds from our streets by giving people the opportunity to have anonymous and safe in amnesty -in the local police stations.

In Cumbria, the focus of the week will work with individual dealers to ensure that they are aware of their responsibility.

The officials will also speak to school children – mainly outside of school environments due to examination and revision work.

The chief inspector Sam Turner said: “Our focus of knife crime prevents the knife from crime before taking roots. For this campaign, we will do this by ensuring that companies are aware of their responsibility when selling knives.

“As with every scepter, however, we will also give people the opportunity to act knives, which could be a danger for themselves, their family of their community if they are not properly disposed of.

“Giving a knife is a quick process and your action will make your community a safer place.”

Someone in possession of a knife not only increases the risk of damage to themselves, but could also face a fine of £ 5,000 and a four -year sentence.

David Allen, Commissioner of Cumbria's police, fire brigade and crime, said: “It is important that our young people understand the dangers and consequences of a sharp crime for weapons and knives. Education is the key to prevention, so I am incredibly pleased that civil servants are received with schools.

“Messer crime can have devastating effects on the communities as a whole – not only on the victim and perpetrator -, it can ruin entire families and influence the life of those involved such as the emergency services.

“Wearing a knife in public will never be acceptable – we have to tackle it and stop it.

“I would have a gun that could be used as a weapon to hand them over to one of the amnesties in the entire district.

“Together we can continue to make Cumbria a safer district for everyone.”

Anyone who wants to hand over a knife or a folding article should put it in a box or a strong bag. Never try to take out an uncovered knife or a blistered article in public. Members of the public are also recommended to go directly to a designated station when handing over such objects.

The stations in which you can hand over your knives or rattling items are:

north

• Carlisle
• Penrith (Hunter Lane)

south

West

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If you are worried that someone who is in the possession of a knife or needs advice, please contact the police or report anonymously via crimestopper.

You can report online at www.cumbria.police.uk/reportit. You can also call 101.

Alternatively, you can contact crimestoppers anonymously at 0800 555 111.

Always call 999 in an emergency and if a crime is underway.

Next week (W/C May 19) is also the national week of the razor criminal awareness.

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