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Operation Sceptre targets knife crime in Wirral A WEEK of action targeting knife crime in Wirral has been launched today. Part of a national campaign, Operation Sceptre's aim is "to proactively target those carrying weapons, reduce these offences, raise awareness of the dangers of knife crime, and provide young people with more positive alternatives to crime". Across Merseyside, police will carry out a variety of policing activity including open land searches, stop searches, high visibility and plain clothed patrols, weapon sweeps as well as working with our partners, local schools,...

Police find 12 inch 'Rambo' machete hidden in bushes at park The weapon was recovered by officers who were carrying out an open land search Updated Police recovered a machete with a 12 inch blade during a search of a Merseyside park.  Get our Knowsley newsletter for the best stories, photos, videos and opinionInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up now When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSe...

Encrochat phone thrown in river found as police carry out searches Weapons recovered during open land search near the Bluebell estate in Huyton Updated Police recovered an Encrochat phone, knives, a shotgun barrel and drugs during a search of the River Alt in Huyton. Police recovered an Encrochat phone, knives, a shotgun barrel and drug paraphernalia during a search of the River Alt area in Huyton. A police underwater search team found the abandoned Encrochat phone in the River Alt near the Bluebell estate during a search today ( Thursday.) Police in Europe managed to hack the 'Encro' phon...

Boy with huge machete at shopping centre receives no punishment Police and the CPS decided it 'wasn't in the public interest' to prosecute a machete wielding yob captured on camera 05:00, 20 FEB 2021 Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now A teenage boy who repeatedly swung a machete at another youth at a shopping centre received no punishment. The 15-year-old was captured on camera chasing an unknown male with a two foot blade at Pyramids Birkenhead. He was arrested after terrifying scenes unfolded in front of horrified shoppers on Wednesday, September 11, 2019. The boy, now 17...

Five men arrested and multiple weapons seized in violent crime crackdown FIVE men have been arrested in connection with serious violence offences in Wirral. At around 6.30pm on Sunday, police received reports that a 26-year-old man had been threatened by multiple armed men on Buchanan Road, Wallasey. Fortunately the man, who was on a bike at the time, rode away and was unharmed. He reported seeing the men making off in a Grey VW Golf. After extensive investigations overnight, officers from the Operation Target team found the car believed to be involved in the previous day's ...