Joint operation between Sussex Search Team and Neighbourhood Policing Team removes ‘grubby’ weapon from Crawley streets

By Ellis Peters
Published 13th Jan 2023, 13:15 BST
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A mallet was discovered and removed by police in Crawley’s town centre on January 12

The weapon was removed in a joint operation between Sussex Search Team and Neighbourhood Policing Team.

Crawley Police posted about the success on Facebook.

The post said: “All thanks to the efforts of the Sussex Search Team working in partnership with the Neighbourhood Policing Team yesterday in Crawley town centre, a rather grubby mallet was found hidden and was then seized by Police.

A joint operation between Sussex Search Team and Neighbourhood Policing Team removes ‘grubby’ weapon from Crawley streetsA joint operation between Sussex Search Team and Neighbourhood Policing Team removes ‘grubby’ weapon from Crawley streets
A joint operation between Sussex Search Team and Neighbourhood Policing Team removes ‘grubby’ weapon from Crawley streets

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“Weapons such as this have no place in our community.”