«Breaking News» Police chiefs declare knife crime epidemic 'a national emergency'

Police chiefs have urged the government to provide them with more funds to cope with the current knife crime epidemic. 

In Birmingham, three teenagers have died in knife attacks over the past two weeks in what the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson is describing as a 'national emergency'. 

In total, there have been 269 reported knife attacks across the region. 

Police are using a knife arch at a busy McDonald's restaurant in Birmingham City Centre following a spate of recent stabbings. Senior officers have also authorised an increase in stop and search in the area to discourage offending

Police chiefs in Birmingham have called for extra funding to pay for additional patrols to counter the city's current knife epidemic

Officers have ramped the number of stop and searches in the region due to the rise in knife crime

One of the most recent attacks happened on the campus of Aston University 

A 29-year-old man was knifed in the arm and was rushed to hospital in a serious condition following a stabbing at 2.30pm on the campus at Aston University

A 29-year-old man was knifed in the arm earlier today just after 2.30pm on the campus of Aston University. 

The man was taken to hospital and is in a serious condition. 

Such is the level of fear of knife crime in the area, a metal detector has been installed at a McDonald's restaurant in the city to  

In London, there have been 17 homicides, six of which happened over the course of five days. On Tuesday alone, five people were stabbed, four of whom were attacked in less than eight hours. One of the victims died.  

Speaking to the media in the Dale End area of Birmingham on Wednesday, Mr Jamieson said: 'I would ask the Home Secretary now, to give a special grant here in the West Midlands to help the Chief Constable and his staff actually tackle what is a serious outbreak of violence we've seen here in Birmingham and other parts of the West Midlands.

'Many of the children who are getting involved in these crimes have been excluded from their school.

'This is a national emergency, and we must do something about that exclusion of children because those children are on almost an immediate path into crime and into violence.'

West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson is describing  the current situation as a 'national emergency'

Police at the scene of a stabbing outside Ilford Station in London where a man, believed to have been in his 20s, was stabbed on Tuesday night

A police forensic officer arrives at the scene of a stabbing outside Ilford Station

Enfield: A man in believed to be aged in his 30s, suffering a stab wound to his thigh was taken to hospital – he has since been discharged

He continued: 'Certainly we've got a very high level of knife crime here, there's no escaping that - and they've got a real problem in parts of London.'

As part of 'emergency' measures, officers in Birmingham are being given sweeping powers to stop and search suspects.

For the first time ever, the Section 60 Order will cover the whole of Birmingham and will run until 3am on Thursday, police said.

Chief Constable David Thompson said: 'In my mind this has become a real emergency this week in terms of the work we need to do as the police.

'Resources are an issue but they should not get in the way of the police response to an emergency issue that this is.'

Mr Thompson continued: 'I'm afraid on this story... about the deaths of young men, we use the words 'tipping point' too often - so I have deliberately not used them today.

'I think we've been really clear that the force has reached a level, where in police officer numbers, it is smaller than it was in 1974.'

Mr Thompson told reporters the rate of knife crime was increasing across all major cities.

Addressing the policing grant, a source close to the commissioner said: 'We are working with West Midlands Police to put forward a bid to the Home Office for a special grant bid, in a matter of weeks'.  

In London Commander Dave Musker has asked for the public's help to tackle the ongoing knife scourge

In London, Commander Dave Musker urged the public to help stem the tide of attacks.

He said: 'Every death or injury is a tragedy and will have a lasting impact on those who knew and were close to the victims.

'The public play a key role in helping to both prevent and detect crime in London.

'We are asking communities to support us and I strongly urge anyone who knows anything about these recent incidents, any violent crimes that have been committed or may be committed in the future, to give information - however small or insignificant it may seem, it could help save lives.'

John Poyton from Redthread, an anti-knife crime charity that works in A&E departments, said 'all sectors of society' have to take responsibility for stopping violence.

'It is always devastating to hear of someone losing their life to violence. Sadly, these deaths are just the tip of the iceberg - emergency departments are seeing a steady increase in young people coming in having been caught up in youth violence.

'There is an urgent need to address the trauma some young people experience in their communities which perpetuates further violence.

'It is crucial that all sectors of society take responsibility to tackle violence as a health issue and ensure our communities are healthy, safe and happy for all young people.'

South Ruislip: The victim has been rushed to a major trauma centre while the station, west London, was closed and the surrounding area has been cordoned off as police investigate

Romford: An 18-year-old man in was taken to hospital suffering stab injuries. Doctors say his wounds are serious but not life threatening

Ilford (pictured last night): A man in his 20s was killed outside of Ilford train station in east London shortly before 9pm. He was declared dead at the scene and no arrests have been made

Four people have been stabbed in London since lunchtime during an ongoing day of violence

Police sealed off the station in Ilford after another knife attack in the capital city on Tuesday

A young boy was seen lying 'face down' after being stabbed at South Ruislip Station 

Police are fighting a knife crime crisis on the streets of London after the number of homicides in the capital reached 135, last year.

In 2019, two people were killed in the first few hours. many of those killed have been stabbed to death. 

Those killed this year also include teenagers Jaden Moodie, 14, Nedim Bilgin, 17 and Lajean Richards, 19, who were all stabbed.

This month Aliny Mendes, 39, was stabbed to death outside a school in Cheam, Surrey, Greater London.

A 19-year-old, who has not been formally identified, was fatally shot and stabbed in Wood Green, north London, over the weekend.

Bright Akinleye, 22, (pictured left) died after stumbling into the Wesley Hotel near Euston station with a stab wound on Monday night. Glendon Spence, 23, (pictured right) was fatally stabbed at the Marcus Lipton youth centre in Brixton 

Jayden Moodie, 14, (pictured left and right) who lived with his mother, is thought to have moved to the capital from Arnold in Nottingham - friends said he was a 'humble' boy

A woman looks at floral tributes near the scene in Waltham Forest after the 'targeted attack'

Charlotte Huggins (above) was the first stab victim of 2019 after being stabbed in Camberwell

Birmingham blighted by knife crime as three stabbed to death in 12 days: 

Hazrat Umar, 17, was on his way to the gym when he was attacked in the Bordesley Green area

Police in Birmingham are also battling to stop knife crime across the city after three teenagers were fatally stabbed in just 12 days.

Student Hazrat Umar, 17, died after being knifed in Cherrywood Road, Bordesley Green, at around 2pm on Monday.

Hazrat Umar, 17, who is the nephew of the former chief prosecutor, was knifed to death on his way to the gym in the Bordesley Green area of the city.

West Midlands Police have revealed a 16-year-old youth has now been arrested on suspicion of murder.

The killing comes five days after 16-year-old Abdullah Muhammad was discovered fatally wounded near a park in Small Heath, on February 20.

A post mortem examination found that the student, of Lindale Avenue, Hodgehill, died as a result of an assault. He was stabbed in the chest and back.

Another teenager, Mohammed Sidali, also 16, died in hospital on 15 February after being attacked outside Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College in Highgate.

A knife arch was placed outside McDonald's in nearby High Street, with officers also using stop and search powers following the deaths. 

Speaking in Birmingham Home Secretary Sajid Javid said he is 'very concerned' about stabbings in Birmingham. 

A group of women, one identified as the mother of the victim (right) arrive at the scene of a fatal stabbing in Birmingham

Police have sealed off parts of Bull Street after the teenager was knifed in a British Heart Foundation store - which has a large blood stain on the carpet inside (pictured)

A 16-year-old boy was taken to hospital after he was knifed in the leg in Birmingham city centre on Tuesday afternoon.

Police sealed off parts of Bull Street following the stabbing in a British Heart Foundation store - which has a large blood stain on the carpet inside.

Shoppers crowded around the scene while police searched bushes in the area after being called to the incident at around 5.30pm today.

A West Midlands Police spokesperson said: 'Police have been called to a stabbing at a shop in Bull Street, Birmingham city centre, around 5.30pm today (Tuesday 26 February).

'A 16-year-old boy has been taken to hospital with a leg injury.

'Enquiries are at an early stage and anyone with information is asked to contact police.' 

   

The knives killing London's youth: Shocking pictures show the scores of gruesome weapons seized in the capital in just two weeks

• Machete, meat cleaver and hunting knife among 50 pictures of seized weapons 


• Police have shared the chilling images online which include a 20-inch sword 


• Weapons recovered in raids, stop and search and test purchasing operations 

This chilling series of photos shows the sheer volume of knives, swords and other bladed weapons police have seized from the capital's streets in just two weeks.

A machete, meat cleaver and hunting knife are among the 50 pictures London officers have shared online.  

One image shows a crook's attempt to conceal a razor sharp knife in a plastic shopping bag, while in another pic PCs say they discovered a discarded weapon lying by a walkway on the Tower Gardens Estate in north Tottenham.

An image of a machete recovered after a moped chase in Catford, south London, shows it to be at least 25 inches long - almost twice the length of the computer keyboard it is laid against - while other blades were seized from children as young as 15.

Machetes and meat cleavers (pictured) were among the blades seized here for Waltham Forest officers in east London and Camden police in the north-west of the capital 

The chilling series of photographs shows an array of weaponry - all of which was seized in just two weeks 

This hunting knife - complete with finger grips on the handle - was confiscated in Camden, north-west London 

Flick-knives were recovered alongside massive blades in a series of stop and searches and raids across London 

This 9cm blade was seized in Hillingdon, west London, and was shared on Twitter by police attempting to show how many weapons are on the capital's streets

In one incident in Camden, north London, three knives were taken from the same man after he decided to use a meat cleaver as a weapon.

And a sickening picture Tweeted by officers in Islington shows a 20-inch sword a man was carrying along with several bags of cannabis.

Affluent areas like Notting Hill and Highgate - home to celebrities including Kate Moss and Jude Law - aren't free from those who choose to carry blades.

Rival gangs all over London are fighting turf wars to control drugs and prostitution in their areas with Waltham Forest's among the most bloody

One was unearthed on a Highgate street on January 16 while officers attending a disturbance in Notting Hill took a kitchen knife, baseball bat and a rolling pin from a group of three men.

On Kensington and Chelsea Police's Twitter account, a Tweet reveals how a Batman-shaped knuckle duster was discovered on the Dalgarno Estate during a stop and search for driving offences. Many of the weapons are discovered alongside drug finds.

As part of Operation Sceptre, police found a hunting knife on the Bethnal Green Estate in east London.

This blade - known as a Wolverine - was loose in Hillingdon until police seized the weapon in west London

It wasn't just knives and swords seized on the capital's streets, police also found this bizarre knuckleduster shaped like the Batman logo also surfaced 

Swords and knives clearly meant for combat are among the blades that were circulating until police intervened 

They Tweeted: 'Large hunting knife found in bushes in Coopers Close, E1. This is part of the Met's ongoing Operation Sceptre. Thanks to our Special Constable colleagues who were patrolling on our ward. Also small drug bags/scales found hidden in Bethnal Green Estate, E2.'

Sceptre was launched in July 2015 to try and reduce knife crime in the city. It was brought in to coincide with new legislation that means that those convicted of carrying a knife for the second time will face a mandatory custodial sentence.

In October 2016, 399 knives were taken off the streets, the highest number since the initiative began.

Kensington and Chelsea police intercepted a kitchen knife (right) in west London as others carried smaller blades in the capital alongside cannabis (left) 

This double-ended knife was recovered in Lambeth, south London, during the sweeps police conducted in the capital 

Police are seizing blades meant for household use as they stop and search suspects on the streets of London 

In total the force has conducted 5,791 weapon sweeps and 700 test purchase operations in shops that sell knives, while 4,565 stop and searches were carried out.

And the operation has resulted in a total of 2,294 arrests, 473 of which were for possession of a knife or weapon and the recovery and removal of 1,435 weapons from the streets. Last year was one of the worst in recent years for murders in London.

Figures show the number of people killed hit a 10-year high with more than a fifth of victims teenagers or children.

Officers have shared on social media the chilling results of their raids across the capital, which included this knife 

Kitchen knives appeared alongside hunting blades in the shocking series of photographs uploaded to Twitter 

The 134 homicides recorded by the Metropolitan Police included 24 where the victims were aged 19 or under. Of those, 18 were stabbed, five were shot and one woman was killed by a head injury.

It was London's highest homicide total since 2008, which saw 154 people killed, and a 15 per cent rise year-on-year.

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick had named street violence as her 'number one priority' and acknowledged that 2018 was 'challenging'.

Knife crime campaigners have welcomed the ongoing work to remove weapons and praised police for putting the images on their Twitter accounts.

Patrick Green, of the Ben Kinsella Trust, said: 'It's really important to take knives off the streets.

Officers in Camden, north-west London, hauled in these five blades, including a massive sword on the right

Yet another sword dwarfs a keyboard, showing the huge size of some of the weapons that are being taken off the streets of London 

A rusty, dirty meat cleaver shows the chilling reality that faces Londoners on the streets of the capital today

'Some of the work the Metropolitan Police have been doing extends beyond stop and search - we know that they are now doing sweeps of parks and public areas.

'That's really an important piece of work for us because we know that habitual knife carriers who are fearful of being stopped will place knives in locations so they can go to that location and retrieve them so the work being done by the police there is really welcomed.

'We have also seen that they are doing a lot of those searches in conjunction with members of the public or community groups so there is a sense of helping other members of the community support to them in their work.

'That's good because local people have a lot of intelligence about where things might be hidden.

'Targeted use of stop and search done in an intelligence led way we are happy with - it's an important police tactic.

'We are really pleased to see the police take a proactive stance however as good as the measures the police take are, they will not on their own solve the knife crime problem.

'Part of the issue we have got to address is the step before someone carries a knife. Preventative work and early intervention is as important as everything the police do.'

Dr Mark Prince runs the The Kiyan Prince Foundation, which works with young people to end violence.

His son Kiyan, 15, was stabbed to death on May 18, 2006, receiving a single lethal knife wound as he intervened to stop the bullying of another teen.

Dr Prince said: 'Work like this does make a difference because every area has to be responsible for the part that they play and for enforcing the law.

'You could have been on the way to using that knife and because you've been caught you've saved a life, so there is sense behind the enforcement and we need that. It's collective - everybody needs to be doing their part.'

East Ham MP Stephen Timms, who was stabbed at one of his constituency surgeries in May 2010, added: 'I'm pleased the Met is putting so much emphasis on confiscating knives. But we also need to stop people getting them in the first place. That means tackling the online platforms which supply them.'

The Met Police were approached for comment but have not responded. 

 

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