Crackdown on Youth Violence
A team dedicated to tackling knife crime and serious youth violence has made significant progress in the last 12 months.
West Midlands Police's Project Guardian Taskforce has recovered over 450 weapons and made almost 800 arrests.
- Nearly 30,000 hours of active patrols across the region
- Range of weapons recovered, including zombie knives, spears, and machetes
- Hundreds of arrests made to reduce violence and knife crime involving under 25s
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Recent seizures include 14 zombie knives, four spears, and a crossbow in Birmingham, as well as a machete and Class A drugs in Coventry.
The team is also combating the sale of weapons via social media, with three teenagers charged in connection with an investigation into the sale of zombie knives.
Author's summary: Police seize 450 weapons and make 800 arrests.
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