Cops seize 40cm-long machete after moped rider fled on seeing them
Cops seized a 40cm machete in Rotherhithe yesterday after a moped rider saw them and sped off.
Officers in the Violent Crime Taskforce (VCTF) were on patrol in Silwood Street at around 5.20pm when two people on a moped noticed them and sped off.
The masked pillion passenger jumped off the moped and ran off. Cops chased the 16-year-old. – and say they him throw a large knife away.
They arrested him and found the 40cm machete nearby. The 16-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of possession of a pointed and bladed article and remains in police custody.
Police are now hunting the moped driver.
Inspector Paul Howlett said: “The fast-time reactions of the officers from the VCTF were instrumental in recovering this dangerous weapon and preventing it from causing destruction in our communities.
“We will ensure we provide the teenager with specialist support and diversion opportunities to prevent him from carrying a knife in the future.”
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