Man charged with possessing knife in Walsall town centre
A man has been charged with possessing a knife in a public place after being arrested in Walsall.
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West Midlands Police confirmed that it had arrested 20-year-old Jack Davison, from Shrewsbury, after he was found in possession of a knife near St Paul's Bus Station on St Paul's Street in Walsall on January 31.
Davison appeared at Dudley Magistrates Court on February 12 for a first hearing.
A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: "We charged a 20-year-old man with possession of a knife in a public place after arresting him in Walsall town centre.
"Jack Davison, from Shrewsbury, appeared at Dudley Magistrates Court on February 12 for a first hearing.
"It follows an arrest on January 31 at St Paul’s Bus Station, on St Paul’s Street, where a knife was recovered from the area.
"Under 25 Serious Youth Violence is a Walsall LPA priority. For more information about how we are tackling knife crime go to Home - Life Or Knife - The choice is yours (west-midlands.police.uk)
"Data released from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), covering the period year ending October 2023 to September 2024, showed that WMP had seen knife crime fall by 6 per cent."
