A knife-carrier tried to hide in a takeaway before police caught up with him and seized a blade.
The knife crime team were driving through Bestwood when they saw someone acting suspiciously in a passing taxi.
Believing the individual was up to no good, the officers followed them and found the vehicle parked in Beckhampton Road.
Police then went into a row of shops on the road to try and find the man from the taxi, around 6.35pm on Thursday (22 May).
While inside one of the stores – a fast-food restaurant – the officers spotted the person they were looking for hiding between the counter and a fridge.
They were quickly arrested after being found with a lock knife in their possession.
The man in question – Micah Middleton – would go on to be charged with possessing a knife in public.
Middleton, of Kilvington Road, Arnold, pleaded guilty to the offence during an appearance at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on Friday (23 May).
The 19-year-old has been bailed with strict conditions, ahead of his sentencing hearing before the same court on 18 July.
Sergeant Craig Purcell, of Nottinghamshire Police, said:
“As a neighbourhood policing team, we don’t want knives on the streets of Nottingham’s City North, so we’re grateful to the knife crime team for their support.
“The specialist officers were conducting patrols in Bestwood as part of the calendar of police activities for Sceptre – the national knife crime week of action – when they made this discovery.
“There is no excuse for anyone to have a weapon in their possession like the lock knife seized in this incident while they’re out in a public setting.
“This is for the very obvious reason that doing this is extremely dangerous. Anyone found to be breaking the law in this manner should expect to find themselves brought before the courts.
“We’re pleased to see the person who carried the knife has owned up to doing what they did and is now awaiting sentencing for his actions.”
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