Reading Trade the Blade: 'I took this machete from an 11-year-old'
Children as young as 11 are handing in knives in a scheme that swaps weapons for food vouchers.
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Children as young as 11 are handing in knives in a scheme that swaps weapons for food vouchers.
MEET the man who is single-handedly taking weapons off Reading's streets in his own amnesty. Odane Cross, a resident of Tilehurst, has been busy recently holding his own police-verified knife amnesty across Reading and its surrounding areas. The amnesty has been running since February 19, after he was granted permission by Police, and Mr Cross said he was inspired after a number of deaths involving knives recently. It comes alongside local calls to help stamp out knife crime, backed by a Reading Chronicle campaign, as several serious incidents have prompted murder investigations in ...