Police chief: We’re on top of gun and knife incidents

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On October 25 the Examiner reported the concerns of Kirklees Council’s community safety chief Clr Masood Ahmed (inset below) over the small minority of people going out in the town centre late at night carrying knives or other weapons.

He said that people should not be deterred from going out to enjoy themselves in town as the festive season approached.

In mid-September Deighton residents had been left shocked when a gun was fired in daylight in Riddings Road, leaving a 24-year-old man suffering from minor injuries. That month also saw armed police dispatched to Walpole Road, Crosland Moor, following an operation to arrest several men. The same weekend a young man was wrestled to the ground in dramatic scenes outside St Peter’s Church with armed police and the force helicopter in attendance.

Mr Cotter said: “The number of incidents involving firearms in recent months is declining as a consequence of the proactive measures we have taken.

“This type of offence will not be tolerated in Kirklees and I continue to work with the whole of West Yorkshire Police to target offenders.

“Firearms incidents are concerning and in the majority of cases offenders have been brought before the courts.

“We are taking a very proactive stance in relation to these offences.”

The knife arch will be used throughout the town centre over the festive period

A COUNCIL chief has demanded urgent talks with police after a third weekend knife attack in Huddersfield town centre in three weeks.

Saturday night violence has hit the streets of Huddersfield and Clr Masood Ahmed, Kirklees Council’s Cabinet member for community safety, has called for a crackdown.

He says action to end the knife crime menace is needed now before someone is killed or seriously injured.

Clr Ahmed said: “Let’s not wait for a fatality.”