Nottinghamshire Police has placed knife amnesty bins in Arnold as part of a national week of action to tackle knife crime.
As many as 14 bins have been rolled out in Nottinghamshire as part of a national week of action, known as ‘Operation Sceptre’, to root out knife crime.
Anyone wanting to throw a knife away can do so without fear of being prosecuted by safely dropping it in one of the bins over the next few days.
The amnesty bins have been set up at the front counters inside the Civic Centre in Arnold and Oxclose Lane Police Station where they can be accessed by all throughout Operation Sceptre, which runs from November 14-20.
Nearly 200 knives were seized and destroyed after the bins were deployed during the two previous weeks of action in November 2021 and May of this year.
Superintendent Kathryn Craner, Nottinghamshire Police’s knife crime lead, said: “These bins are available for everyone to use, whether it’s to get rid of a blade that belongs to them, or they’ve found one and are worried about it falling into the hands of someone else.
“It’s important people realise that this initiative isn’t a trick and that they can drop off unwanted knives without getting into trouble.
“People may also be looking for ways to hand in certain weapons, like knuckledusters and zombie knives, which are now also illegal to have in their homes, so this offers a good opportunity to do that.
“We’ve seen lots of people come forward when we’ve rolled this service out in the past, so we’re hoping to see similar results throughout this latest week of action.
“While we’ll again be providing knife drop off points within the community throughout Operation Sceptre though, we want to stress that taking knives off our streets is very much a year-round aim for us.
Members of the public should check the opening times at the relevant police station near them before attempting to drop off any items.
