Police arrested one person during their temporary “stop and search” powers in Nantwich – and have vowed to step up patrols in the town.
It comes after several reports that a gang of young males dressed all in black have been making threats to residents.
Three men and a teenager have been arrested by police in two separate drugs raids at properties in Crewe, Cheshire Police said.
A 29-year-old man was arrested by officers and a quantity of illegal drugs seized in the latest raid on Billington Road, at around 12am yesterday (March 2).
Owners of firearms in Cheshire have surrendered a total of 35 weapons along with ammunition.
The weapons included viable and imitation firearms including shotguns, rifles, pistols, BB guns and air rifles.
Police in Cheshire made arrests and seized weapons in a week-long operation to crackdown on knife crime.
The action was part of national Operation Sceptre targeting the impact of knife crime in communities throughout England and Wales.
A Cheshire Police crackdown on knife crime has netted dozens of weapons and led to 10 arrested.
Officers and Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) in Cheshire pursued suspected knife crime offenders, took dangerous weapons off the streets and educated pupils about the dangers of carrying such weapons as part of Operation Sceptre.
Owners of illegal firearms in Cheshire are being urged to surrender their weapons to stop them from falling into the hands of dangerous criminals.
Thirty-four people were arrested and weapons, cash and illegal drugs seized during a county lines week of action in Cheshire.
The crackdown was part of a National Crime Agency initiative to disrupt and protect communities from serious and organised crime in Cheshire.
Cheshire Police has launched a firearms “surrender” urging members of the public to hand in guns.
The surrender will be held for two weeks from Monday April 4 to Monday April 18.
Almost 50 illegal weapons including rifles and pistols were handed in during a Cheshire Police two-week weapons amnesty.
In total, 46 weapons were handed over – with more than a quarter of them in Congleton, and two in Crewe and seven in Chester. No weapons were submitted in Nantwich.
An armed gang burst into a Shavington off licence and threatened staff before escaping with cash. The robbery happened as staff were locking up at Bargain Booze, on Main Road, Shavington.
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