KNIVES which could be used to kill have been surrendered by villagers during the current national amnesty.
So far 25 knives - including a machete - have been handed in to Frodsham Police Station and will be destroyed.
A special secure red bin at the station is the drop-off point for villages within the Western Rural Neighbourhood Policing Unit, which includes Frodsham and Helsby.
Insp Phil Hodgson said: 'The machete and a carving knife type implement in particular look really dangerous.
'There's also a sharpened screwdriver and small kitchen knives, none of them of any great length.
'They are all capable of killing, but these knives are now not available for people to use or attempt to use.
Hailing the success of the amnesty so far, Insp Hodgson added: 'This shows the public are thinking about it, that they are conscious of it and want to get rid of these knives.
'In rural areas people are going to have sharp implements because of the nature of their jobs.
'But my job is to ensure they are not going to carry them on the streets and use them.'
Insp Hodgson said publicity surrounding the amnesty may also have had a positive impact: 'Whether the amnesty and our operation seizing alcohol from young people have had some influence is subject to conjecture,' he said.
The amnesty runs until the end of June. rob.devey@cheshirenews.co.uk
