Police increase stop and search powers after man is stabbed in Reading
The order applies to the area bounded by Narcot Road to the west, the River Thames to the north, London Road, Berkley Ave, Pell Street to the south and the A3290 to the east. Inspector James Tribe, based at Reading police station said: “A Section 60 order has been authorised following an assault in Reading this evening. “Thames Valley Police does not take the decision to enforce Section 60 lightly, and these orders exist to help the police prevent serious violence. “A Section order gives officers the right to search people without reasonable grounds where serious violence h...
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