A "cheesy as hell" night club with cheap drinks and sticky floors was the place where many Mancunians loved to party in the 1990s.
02.04.2023 - 18:11 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Around two dozen cops are being briefed ahead of a job. They don't need motivation, but a timely reminder of the importance of the operation is offered.
The names of young men killed by knives fresh in their minds, they hit the streets. Some say there's a 'pandemic' in our region.
While knife crime incidents fell 4 per cent in the 12 months to January 2023, it remains a scourge. The devastation wreaked on families is clear.
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It remains a priority for Greater Manchester Police. The Manchester Evening News was invited to join the latest operation as part of a collaboration between cops on Operation Xcalibre - which tackles serious crime in south Manchester - and Operation Venture, an initiative launched in December to tackle knife crime and violence.
Officers patrolled hotspot areas in south Manchester and Trafford in a bid to detect and deter. It led to four arrests and one knife being taken off the streets.
But the operation was about more than that.
"Knife crime is not something the police can arrest their way out of," Inspector John Ezard told the M.E.N. "We need the community, we need the media, mums and dads to have conversations with kids about not carrying weapons, walking away when there is conflict with people on the streets, on parks.
"Statistically you're more likely to be injured by a knife if you carry one. We hear a lot of the time 'it's for my protection', but the statistics tell us that by carrying a knife, you're more likely to have your own knife used on you.
"It escalates matters and it can ruin multiple lives around you, so it's about making it such a taboo subject, a bit like drink-driving. I'd
A "cheesy as hell" night club with cheap drinks and sticky floors was the place where many Mancunians loved to party in the 1990s.
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