Neighbourhood officers take knife off the streets in St Neots

Neighbourhood officers have taken a dangerous weapon off the streets after stopping a man acting suspiciously in St Neots.

Officers were on patrol in the town on Wednesday (18 February) when they spotted Fynley Jefferies walking along the B1041. When they approached to speak with him, the 22-year-old immediately ran.

As he fled, officers saw him pull a knife from his waistband and throw it over a nearby garden fence.

Jefferies, of Parker Close, Eynesbury, was arrested and a large purple kitchen knife recovered.

During interview, he claimed he carried the knife for “protection”.

At Huntingdon Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (19 February), Jefferies pleaded guilty to possession of a knife in a public place and possession of cannabis. He was sentenced to three months in prison, suspended for two years.

PC Tom Russell, from the Huntingdon Neighbourhood Team, said: “Thanks to swift action from our officers, another knife has been taken off the streets before it could be used to harm someone. Carrying a knife is incredibly dangerous and completely unacceptable. We will continue to act quickly to tackle anyone choosing to carry weapons in our communities.”