12/06/2009
Capital-wide Crackdown On Youth Violence
More than 190 people were arrested yesterday following raids across the Capital to tackle gang-related and other youth violence.
The intelligence-led operation is the biggest of its kind to be carried out under Operation Blunt 2, the Met's drive to combat knife crime and other serious youth violence.
The focus of the activity is to target individuals suspected of being involved in violence against young people - a significant number being associated with gangs.
Raids took place at a number of addresses across all 32 boroughs where arrests were made.
The arrests were relating to a range of offences including robbery, serious assault, violent disorder, aggravated burglary and the supply of controlled drugs. They have all been taken to London police stations, where they remain in custody pending further inquiries.
A firearm has been seized in Westminster and eight dangerous dogs were seized in Lambeth, Tower Hamlets, Ealing and Wandsworth.
A range of other tactics have been deployed including the use of screening arches at transport hubs, stop and search operations and searches of open spaces for weapons.
In addition officers are seizing property believed to be the proceeds of crime, sending a strong message that crime does not pay.
At one address £85,000 cash was recovered, believed to be the proceeds of crime.
The operation has been led by Operation Blunt 2, supported by hundreds of local officers from across London, Territorial Support Group, Specialist Dogs' Unit, Operation Payback and the UK Border Agency. Safer Neighbourhoods' Teams and schools’ officers are also involved in yesterday's activity.
It is just over a year since Blunt 2 was launched to tackle unacceptable acts of violence against young people in London. Since then 5,748 knives have been recovered, more than 300,000 stop and searches conducted andmore than 10,800 people arrested for knife-related offences.
Today's operation is part of continuing police and sustained drive to tackle violent offenders and gang-related criminality. Further enforcement activity can be expected over the coming months.
(JM/NS)
The intelligence-led operation is the biggest of its kind to be carried out under Operation Blunt 2, the Met's drive to combat knife crime and other serious youth violence.
The focus of the activity is to target individuals suspected of being involved in violence against young people - a significant number being associated with gangs.
Raids took place at a number of addresses across all 32 boroughs where arrests were made.
The arrests were relating to a range of offences including robbery, serious assault, violent disorder, aggravated burglary and the supply of controlled drugs. They have all been taken to London police stations, where they remain in custody pending further inquiries.
A firearm has been seized in Westminster and eight dangerous dogs were seized in Lambeth, Tower Hamlets, Ealing and Wandsworth.
A range of other tactics have been deployed including the use of screening arches at transport hubs, stop and search operations and searches of open spaces for weapons.
In addition officers are seizing property believed to be the proceeds of crime, sending a strong message that crime does not pay.
At one address £85,000 cash was recovered, believed to be the proceeds of crime.
The operation has been led by Operation Blunt 2, supported by hundreds of local officers from across London, Territorial Support Group, Specialist Dogs' Unit, Operation Payback and the UK Border Agency. Safer Neighbourhoods' Teams and schools’ officers are also involved in yesterday's activity.
It is just over a year since Blunt 2 was launched to tackle unacceptable acts of violence against young people in London. Since then 5,748 knives have been recovered, more than 300,000 stop and searches conducted andmore than 10,800 people arrested for knife-related offences.
Today's operation is part of continuing police and sustained drive to tackle violent offenders and gang-related criminality. Further enforcement activity can be expected over the coming months.
(JM/NS)
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