Man charged after knife found hidden in sock in Nottingham
Police acted swiftly following CCTV tip-off
A man has been charged following the discovery of a large knife concealed inside a sock in Nottingham city centre.
Nottinghamshire Police were alerted shortly after 3am on Tuesday, 1st September, after reports emerged that a man had been seen carrying a knife.
The initial information was communicated to security staff at a bar on Thurland Street and subsequently forwarded to Nottingham City Council’s CCTV control centre.
CCTV operators tracked the suspect's movements and provided updates to the police, who promptly located the suspect at the junction of Carlton Street and George Street in the Hockley area.
During a stop and search, officers recovered a large knife from the man's sock.
Kurtis Swinscoe, 27, of Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, has been charged with possession of a knife blade in a public place.
He has been bailed with conditions and is scheduled to appear at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on 24th September.
Chief Inspector Kylie Davies of Nottinghamshire Police said, "Carrying a knife in public is completely unacceptable and we will always take robust action when concerns are reported to us.
Thanks to information shared by security staff and CCTV operators, officers were able to quickly locate this suspect and carry out a search, which resulted in a large knife being recovered.
We are pleased a suspect has been charged and would continue to urge anyone with information about knife crime or weapons-related offending to contact the police."