Man charged after officers seize knife in stop-and-search

A man has been charged after officers found a knife during a stop-and-search in Tamworth.

Steven Peevor, 18, from Great Barr in the West Midlands, has been charged with possessing a knife in a public place.

It comes following a stop-and-search in the Glascote Heath area in January last year which then led to officers seizing a knife.

Peevor is to appear at Cannock Magistrates’ Court on 12 June.

We have been proactively targeting serious and organised crime across Staffordshire as part of Operation Target.

Since it was launched in May last year, we have been working with local police forces to disrupt and pursue criminals who plan, organise and commit serious criminal offences across the county, including drug supply, illegal firearms, knife crime, human trafficking and sexual exploitation.

To read more about our continued efforts to tackle organised crime, visit: Major operation to target serious organised crime launched | Staffordshire Police