Gun, knives and baseball bat seized by police in Rotherham

A gun, three knives and a baseball bat have been seized by police officers in Rotherham.
By The Newsroom
Published 30th Nov 2018, 10:40 BST
Updated 30th Nov 2018, 10:45 BST
Weapons were seized after police officers searched a number of homes in RotherhamWeapons were seized after police officers searched a number of homes in Rotherham
Weapons were seized after police officers searched a number of homes in Rotherham

South Yorkshire Police officers carried out an operation with registered social landlords in the town, during which 12 rooms were searched.

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Weapons were seized after police officers searched a number of homes in RotherhamWeapons were seized after police officers searched a number of homes in Rotherham
Weapons were seized after police officers searched a number of homes in Rotherham

The occupants of a number of the rooms agree to sign over weapons found by officers and they have now been destroyed.

Detective Chief Inspector Martin Tate tweeted: 'More weapons recovered by our frontline neighbourhood officers. Great work guys.'

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