Two suspects have been charged after a mix of plain-clothed and uniformed officers seized two weapons.
The force’s knife crime team discovered a zombie knife and a machete while utilising the policing technique on one of their patrols.
Officers from the specialist team were out in Hyson Green on Gregory Boulevard when they noticed some suspicious behaviour.
This happened at around 3.40 pm on Wednesday (12 February), with plain-clothed police spotting the behaviour and uniformed members of the team then chasing down two suspects.
Both a zombie knife and a machete were then discovered and seized following searches by knife crime team officers.
Two boys, aged 16 and 17, were later both charged with possessing a bladed article in public.
The 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was remanded in custody after appearing at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (13 February).
He will reappear before the same court on 26 February.
The 16-year-old, meanwhile, who again cannot be named for legal reasons, has been released on bail ahead of an appearance at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on 5 March.
Sergeant Matt Daley, of Nottinghamshire Police, said:
“Discoveries like this one are exactly why we, as a knife crime team, conduct the patrols we do across Nottingham each day.
“Sending officers out in plain clothes is just one of the techniques we commonly use on our patrols, so it’s pleasing to see this approach help us remove these two dangerous weapons from our streets.
“As well as taking this zombie knife and machete out of harm’s way, we were also able to make two arrests, which have subsequently led to both suspects being charged, so this was a good result for us.”
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