A police constable with the Bedford Community Policing team has praised young volunteers who found two knives while reducing the number of places knives could be hidden.
The volunteers were working as part of a bush clearing project on Tuesday (30 July) organised by the Tavistock Community Centre.
Criminals often use bushes to hide their weapons so they aren’t caught carrying them.
While the bushes were being cleared away the volunteers found two knives which have now been handed to police and are off Bedford’s streets.
PC Stacey Hayes, from the Bedford Community team, said: “We would like to recognise the amazing work of the local volunteers who dedicated their time in order to help decrease knife crime in our town.
“They are proactively reducing areas where knives can be hidden, so the knives can’t be used by offenders in the future.”
