Police find 'deadly weapons' stashed on streets of Burmantofts and Richmond Hill in large operation

Ten 'deadly weapons' were recovered in the West Yorkshire Police operation

After tip-offs from the public and a recent incident involving weapons, West Yorkshire Police sent a team of officers to Burmantofts and Richmond Hill on the evening of Friday, August 28.

A 'weapons sweep' was carried out in the area, with officers combing open ground and green spaces where they believed weapons could be hidden.

They searched Rigton Drive to Haselwood Drive and the surrounding streets, along with the grounds of nearby tower blocks.

Ten illegal weapons were found stashed on the streets including knives, a small axe and a hammer.

The operation was carried out by the East Leeds Neighborhood Policing Team (NPT) with support from Operation Jemlock officers.

Sergeant Jenness, lead Sergeant for the Burmantofts and Richmond Hill Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: "West Yorkshire Police take knife crime and associated criminality seriously.

"We have taken a significant amount of potentially deadly weapons out of circulation in the Burmantofts and Richmond Hill Ward area.

"These are weapons that can now never be used to harm people and our message remains that the carrying of any type of weapon is absolutely not acceptable and will not be tolerated by the police or by the communities we serve.

“If you have information about the possession or use of weapons please do not keep this information to yourself and please contact the police. West Yorkshire Police can be contacted directly through 101, in an emergency dial 999 or calls can be made direct to Crimestoppers anonymously by calling 0800 555 111".

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