More than 20 people were arrested on Thursday as part of a day of police action across the borough.
A number of planned activities took place across Telford, including early morning drugs warrants, a crackdown on shoplifting in Telford Town Centre and a joint operation with British Transport Police to tackle knife crime, leading to 24 arrests.
Away from the high intensity drama, officers carried out a walk and talk event in the town centre, which targets violence against women and girls and PSCOs carried out patrols on local bus routes. In total, the pair, armed with a knife bin, collected a total of 20 knives throughout the week, which forms part of Operation Sceptre.Telford Local Policing Commander, Superintendent Edward Hancox, said: “Yesterday’s day of successes simply highlights to our communities the type of work we carry out to protect them, not just on days of action like this, but every single day of the year.
“As always the public have a very important part to play in helping to keep crime out of our communities across Telford, as they are extra eyes and ears in our fight against crime.”Telford is the final local policing area in West Mercia to take part in Operation Forefront, which have been running since December 2023, with a total of 81 people having been arrested during the days of actions.
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