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Weapons seized on bus
POLICE seized an arsenal of 16 weapons from a group of youths on a bus in Deptford.
On Saturday (May 17) officers found six knives, two screwdrivers, a corkscrew, a golf club, a metal baseball bat, a mallet, two wrench handles, a claw hammer and a metal bar.
The find took place after officers noticed a large group of youths at a bus stop in Evelyn Street, Deptford.
The youths were followed on to a bus.
Police arrested 24 people on the top deck, all aged between 14 and 18, on suspicion of conspiracy to commit violent disorder.
They have been bailed to return to Lewisham police station pending further enquiries.
Police are examining CCTV from the bus.
The find was part of Operation Blunt 2, a crackdown on youth violence and knife use.
4:53pm Monday 19th May 2008
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CommentPosted by: anita, dartford on 5:21pm Mon 19 May 08
Bloody great job from the Police there. These feral kids are using their cheap bus fares to go to and fro carrying an arsenal of weapons on to buses to cause trouble. Bloody thick idiots.
Bloody great job from the Police there. These feral kids are using their cheap bus fares to go to and fro carrying an arsenal of weapons on to buses to cause trouble. Bloody thick idiots.
Posted by: Your Lord Erastus Theobald Piggott The Curious, The Library on 5:46pm Mon 19 May 08
Let us hope that [bold]Operation Blunt 2[/bold] is successful and continues to weed out these social deviants.
Out of curiosity, how successful was [bold]Operation Blunt 1[/bold]?
[bold]Your Lord, Erastus Theobald Piggott[/bold]
Let us hope that
Operation Blunt 2 is successful and continues to weed out these social deviants.
Out of curiosity, how successful was
Operation Blunt 1?
Your Lord, Erastus Theobald Piggott Posted by: J, LONDON on 7:12pm Mon 19 May 08
Good to see Operation Blunt 2 having an effect on these violent thugs but they did not board the bus armed with weapons to go and have a picnic-people caught should be remanded or they will just gather more weapons and do the same thing tommorow.
This is good but does not go far enough in keeping our streets safe-a ZERO TOLERENCE POLICY is needed.
Good to see Operation Blunt 2 having an effect on these violent thugs but they did not board the bus armed with weapons to go and have a picnic-people caught should be remanded or they will just gather more weapons and do the same thing tommorow.
This is good but does not go far enough in keeping our streets safe-a ZERO TOLERENCE POLICY is needed.
Posted by: Ladybug, Bexleyheath on 7:43am Tue 20 May 08
Your lord, aka [bold]you idiot[/bold] , Operation Blunt 1 was so successful they made a sequel.
Your lord, aka
you idiot , Operation Blunt 1 was so successful they made a sequel.
Posted by: anita, dartford on 8:41am Tue 20 May 08
I feel sorry for the bus driver, he didn't have an inkling these out of control idiots were carrying these weapons.
I feel sorry for the bus driver, he didn't have an inkling these out of control idiots were carrying these weapons.
Posted by: Roger, Leeds on 10:56am Tue 20 May 08
It is great these idiots were intercepted, but why release them? the way I see it they should all be charged for possessing offensive weapons. To arrest and just bail them sends out the message you can carry weapons on OUR streets and get away with it. The police did great, for all we know they could have saved one or more lives. But these idiots should be jailed for 5 yrs in a real jail.
It is great these idiots were intercepted, but why release them? the way I see it they should all be charged for possessing offensive weapons. To arrest and just bail them sends out the message you can carry weapons on OUR streets and get away with it. The police did great, for all we know they could have saved one or more lives. But these idiots should be jailed for 5 yrs in a real jail.
Posted by: William, London on 11:09am Tue 20 May 08
[quote][bold]anita[/bold] wrote:
I feel sorry for the bus driver, he didn't have an inkling these out of control idiots were carrying these weapons.[/quote] A baseball bat? A golf club? We shouldn't have blind drivers driving these buses.
anita wrote:
I feel sorry for the bus driver, he didn't have an inkling these out of control idiots were carrying these weapons.
A baseball bat? A golf club? We shouldn't have blind drivers driving these buses.
Posted by: Fred on 11:52am Tue 20 May 08
As good a job as they did, this is definitely a case of the police blowing their own trumpet. It's strange how we only hear about these 'operations' when they are successful. If this had gone pear-shaped and the youths had gone on the rampage smashing up the bus, beating up the driver and injuring any passengers on the bus, would this still have been made public?
As good a job as they did, this is definitely a case of the police blowing their own trumpet. It's strange how we only hear about these 'operations' when they are successful. If this had gone pear-shaped and the youths had gone on the rampage smashing up the bus, beating up the driver and injuring any passengers on the bus, would this still have been made public?
Posted by: terry, watford on 1:46pm Tue 20 May 08
Sounds like a South African convention.
Sounds like a South African convention.
Posted by: Roger, Leeds on 2:19pm Tue 20 May 08
I have also just thought about how stuip they were. Because if I had any kind of weapon on me the last thing I would do is catch a bus or train etc.
I have also just thought about how stuip they were. Because if I had any kind of weapon on me the last thing I would do is catch a bus or train etc.
Posted by: Edward Drake, Lewisham on 2:42pm Tue 20 May 08
The individuals concerned should now be told that if they are ever caught possessing a weapon again then they will get a mandatory prison sentence of nothing less than five years. End of story - one more strike and you're out. Or in, as the case may be.
The individuals concerned should now be told that if they are ever caught possessing a weapon again then they will get a mandatory prison sentence of nothing less than five years. End of story - one more strike and you're out. Or in, as the case may be.
Posted by: Roger, Leeds on 3:12pm Tue 20 May 08
[quote][bold]Your Lord Erastus Theobald Piggott The Curious[/bold] wrote:
Let us hope that [bold]Operation Blunt 2[/bold] is successful and continues to weed out these social deviants.
Out of curiosity, how successful was [bold]Operation Blunt 1[/bold]?
[bold]Your Lord, Erastus Theobald Piggott[/bold] [/quote] Good question about [bold]Operation Blunt 1[/bold] ...
Also what good will [bold]Operation Blunt 2[/bold] be if it has no teeth as has been proved.
Your Lord Erastus Theobald Piggott The Curious wrote:
Let us hope that Operation Blunt 2 is successful and continues to weed out these social deviants.
Out of curiosity, how successful was Operation Blunt 1?
Your Lord, Erastus Theobald Piggott
Good question about
Operation Blunt 1 ...
Also what good will
Operation Blunt 2 be if it has no teeth as has been proved.
Posted by: mandongo, london on 8:12pm Tue 20 May 08
These pictures have been released.
If you recognize any of the thugs in the link below, please contact the appropiate authority.
http://www.dailymail
.co.uk/news/worldnew
s/article-1020512/Wa
ve-anti-foreigner-vi
olence-sweeps-South-
African-townships.ht
ml
These pictures have been released.
If you recognize any of the thugs in the link below, please contact the appropiate authority.
http://www.dailymail
.co.uk/news/worldnew
s/article-1020512/Wa
ve-anti-foreigner-vi
olence-sweeps-South-
African-townships.ht
ml
Posted by: jodie, bromley on 11:55am Wed 21 May 08
I just wrote a comment on the other article to this subject and i am outraged that you people are going to pulish this. I am a teenager myself and this is going to make more teenagers think they are 'hard'. Also most people will now think that all teenagers go around carrying a arsenal of weapons!!! this is just another bad potrayal of teenagers.
I just wrote a comment on the other article to this subject and i am outraged that you people are going to pulish this. I am a teenager myself and this is going to make more teenagers think they are 'hard'. Also most people will now think that all teenagers go around carrying a arsenal of weapons!!! this is just another bad potrayal of teenagers.
Posted by: anita, dartford on 3:41pm Wed 21 May 08
Enlighten me somebody. Did the law not change last year or the year before that anyone caught with a weapen i.e. knife etc. gets 5 years!!! or did I dream it as wishful thinking, and if the law has changed why were these scumbags out on bail.
Enlighten me somebody. Did the law not change last year or the year before that anyone caught with a weapen i.e. knife etc. gets 5 years!!! or did I dream it as wishful thinking, and if the law has changed why were these scumbags out on bail.
Posted by: Roger, Leeds on 8:45am Thu 22 May 08
[quote][bold]anita[/bold] wrote:
Enlighten me somebody. Did the law not change last year or the year before that anyone caught with a weapen i.e. knife etc. gets 5 years!!! or did I dream it as wishful thinking, and if the law has changed why were these scumbags out on bail.[/quote] In fact it has changed for the worse very recently...
something like 12 weeks inside or community service now for possession
anita wrote:
Enlighten me somebody. Did the law not change last year or the year before that anyone caught with a weapen i.e. knife etc. gets 5 years!!! or did I dream it as wishful thinking, and if the law has changed why were these scumbags out on bail.
In fact it has changed for the worse very recently...
something like 12 weeks inside or community service now for possession
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