knife arrest
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested after police seized a large knife.
On Tuesday, September 18, PC Ben Lever and PC Justin Skinner from Southend Local Policing Team were patrolling the high street and surrounding areas when they arrested a 15-year-old boy in Essex Street.
The boy, from Southend, was charged with possession of a knife in a public place and is due to appear at Southend Youth Court on Thursday, October 4.
If you want to share information about knife crime, you can call 101 or report it to us online: www.essex.police.uk/doitonline.
In an emergency always call 999.
You can also report information about knife crime anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555111 or online.
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