Amnesty bins for people to discard unwanted knives have been set up at police stations across Nottinghamshire. They have been placed inside nearly a dozen stations as part of anti-knife crime campaign ‘Operation Sceptre’, which runs until Sunday, May 21.
Nearly 200 knives were destroyed after being dropped off last November during the last operation. Nottinghamshire Police is hoping to build on that success this time around, with 11 bins being set up at the front counters inside police stations and shared service locations throughout the week.
An amnesty bin has also been set up for the week at the Pilgrim Church, in The Meadows. In a bid to take even more weapons off the streets, the force installed permanent amnesty bins inside three stations last autumn, with an extra bin also recently being added inside Oxclose Lane Station, in Bestwood.
