Derby man jailed after being found in possession of a hunting knife in Sawley

A man has been jailed after being found in possession of a hunting knife in Sawley.

The incident occurred on Saturday 20th September when officers from the local Safer-Neighbourhood Team stopped a man after seeing him coming away from a known hot-spot for drug activity in the area.

He was stop searched on scene by officers and was found in possession of a hunting style knife hidden in his trousers.

Caiden Rankin, of St Peter's Road, Derby appeared at Derby Magistrates Court on 22nd September and admitted possessing a knife in a public place.

The 20-year-old was given a 28-week prison sentence. 

Acting Sgt Ramshaw of the Long Eaton Safer Neighbourhood said: “This is a great result for the local beat team who are working tirelessly to tackle serious criminality in the local area. The team are determined to take a pro-active approach in dealing with this sort of criminality and Saturday's arrest is a prime example of this work.

"Drug related criminality and violence related offences often go hand in hand so to take a dangerous weapon off the streets and be supported by the justice system in putting this male in prison is fantastic to see. The officers on the local team here and in the wider force are dedicated to taking dangerous weapons off the street and bringing offenders to justice.”