Shropshire Star

Man arrested and knife seized in Telford

A man suspected of carrying a knife in Telford town centre has been arrested by police using stop and search powers.

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In a tweet West Mercia's north local policing priority team based in Telford posted: "Male stop searched Telford TC and located this in his possession. One in custody."

The force recently held a four-week knife amnesty in a crackdown on serious crime in the region.

It was launched to get residents to hand over blades that could be used as potential weapons.