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<\/p>\nGreater Manchester Police are taking part in an operation to reduce knife crime in the city.<\/p>\n
Operation Sceptre is a week-long programme which aims to educate parents in particular about the dangers of knives.<\/p>\n
Knife crime has seen a year-on-year increase since 2015. There were around 20,000 assaults with injury and assault with intent to cause serious harm cases between March 2019 and March 2020 alone.<\/p>\n
GMP has seen some success with the introduction of the Greater Manchester Violence Reduction Unit (VRU), but maintain that eradicating knife crime remains a priority.<\/p>\n
Superintendent Chris Downey said: \u201cEven during these unprecedented and challenging times we must ensure we\u2019re doing everything we can to reinforce the message that carrying a knife is unacceptable and that no good can come from carrying one.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith this, I am asking parents, guardians and extended family members, to talk to your young family members about knife crime as you can all play a vital role in preventing them from becoming involved with knife crime.\u201d<\/p>\n
Knife crime remains evident in Manchester with an incident occurring at the Middlewood Locks Co-Operative in Salford last month. A man was seen outside the store wielding a blade attempting to gain entry, kicking and slashing at the door.<\/p>\n
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One eyewitness and resident, Lynden Taylor, saw the events unfold.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cI was well shocked, I mean I\u2019m not ignorant to the fact that cities up and down the country have problems with knife crime, but for it to be on your front door step, it\u2019s scary.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t see the need for people to be leaving their houses with a weapon or a blade, it\u2019s the same principle as having a gun. What does anyone need a gun for nowadays? <\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t say it\u2019s blatantly obvious in Manchester though, it\u2019s the first time I\u2019ve seen anything.<\/p>\n
“But it\u2019s good that the police are doing something about what is out there, and I\u2019m sure there\u2019s way more than we\u2019re even told about.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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