County's knife amnesty comes to Haverhill
Tuesday, 25th January 2011.
Suffolk’s year-long knife amnesty is going mobile, and Haverhill is one of the first places to be chosen.
Alongside the three secure bins situated outside Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds and Lowestoft Police Stations, two red mobile amnesty bins will be visiting other police stations across Suffolk.
Anyone who has a knife or blade they wish to dispose of safely can deposit it anonymously in one of the bins.
The mobile bins begin their tours on February 1 and for the rest of that month and all of March, there will be one at Haverhill police station.
As the mobile bins begin their schedules, the three static bins are being emptied for the first time on Thursday.
A check of the static bins a fortnight ago found approximately 500 knives had been deposited in the first four weeks of the campaign. Teenage anti-knife campaigner Holly Watson said she was delighted when she heard the news.
“I think it’s brilliant for that many items to already be handed in," she said. "I hope it continues and encourages others to bin a blade. The mobile knife bins will hopefully mean even more knives are taken out of harm’s way.
“It doesn’t matter where you live in Suffolk – carrying a knife puts you and others at risk, so take them to a mobile or static bin.”
Suffolk’s Chief Constable Simon Ash said: “While Suffolk does not have a significant problem with knife crime, every knife deposited in one of the amnesty bins is a potential tragedy prevented.
"Already Holly’s story has had an impact on people who have decided to bin a blade and I hope more people understand the dangers of carrying a knife.
“The mobile bins mean people who don’t live or work in Suffolk’s largest towns don’t have to worry about how to dispose of knives – they can take them to a secure location at some of our smaller police stations anonymously.”
Alongside the three secure bins situated outside Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds and Lowestoft Police Stations, two red mobile amnesty bins will be visiting other police stations across Suffolk.
Anyone who has a knife or blade they wish to dispose of safely can deposit it anonymously in one of the bins.
The mobile bins begin their tours on February 1 and for the rest of that month and all of March, there will be one at Haverhill police station.
As the mobile bins begin their schedules, the three static bins are being emptied for the first time on Thursday.
A check of the static bins a fortnight ago found approximately 500 knives had been deposited in the first four weeks of the campaign. Teenage anti-knife campaigner Holly Watson said she was delighted when she heard the news.
“I think it’s brilliant for that many items to already be handed in," she said. "I hope it continues and encourages others to bin a blade. The mobile knife bins will hopefully mean even more knives are taken out of harm’s way.
“It doesn’t matter where you live in Suffolk – carrying a knife puts you and others at risk, so take them to a mobile or static bin.”
Suffolk’s Chief Constable Simon Ash said: “While Suffolk does not have a significant problem with knife crime, every knife deposited in one of the amnesty bins is a potential tragedy prevented.
"Already Holly’s story has had an impact on people who have decided to bin a blade and I hope more people understand the dangers of carrying a knife.
“The mobile bins mean people who don’t live or work in Suffolk’s largest towns don’t have to worry about how to dispose of knives – they can take them to a secure location at some of our smaller police stations anonymously.”
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