Specialist police team makes 64 arrests and removes weapons and drugs from streets of Sheffield in one month
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The team also carried out 55 stop searches as part of proactive patrols across the city in the fight against organised crime, leading to the recovery of a meat cleaver and knuckledusters as well as drugs.
A significant number of those arrested by the team were wanted in relation to domestic abuse investigations, but offenders were also apprehended for drugs offences and burglary.
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Hide AdSergeant Nick Kean said: “Whilst one of our key roles as a team is to locate long-standing and dangerous offenders, we also carry out patrols right across the city with the aim of disrupting organised crime.
“This month stop searches by my officers have led to a meat cleaver being removed from a man in the city centre, knuckledusters being seized and the recovery of Class A drugs such as heroin.
“We’re operating in lots of different parts of the city but have a particular focus on areas where we have received reports of violent or serious incidents.”
The Sheffield Tasking Team also assisted other departments with 14 warrants during the first month of the year, supporting with property searches and seizures.
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Hide AdSgt Kean added: “As a team we’re across a full spectrum of offences; dealing with domestic abuse perpetrators means we’re helping safeguard some of the most vulnerable people in our communities.
“Then by carrying out proactive stops and searches, we’re identifying and apprehending people who are involved in organised crime and drug supply across the city and taking weapons off the streets.”
