A Spalding man found to be in possession of a locking knife in Peterborough city centre has been jailed for ten months.
Plain-clothed officers were on patrol in Peterborough city centre on Monday morning (February 20) when they came across a pair acting suspiciously in North Street.
Daniel Smith, 41, was seen to try to pass something to a woman, when officers spotted the handle of a knife.
Smith stepped towards the officers, but was sprayed with incapacitant spray to disarm him before he ran towards Westgate and threw the knife into a raised flower bed.
Smith, of Stennett Avenue, Spalding, appeared at Cambridge Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday where he admitted being in possession of a knife in a public place and was sentenced to 44 weeks in prison.
Sergeant Julie Ellison said: “This was a great spot by the officers who were on patrol in the area.
“I would encourage anyone who has information or concerns about someone who carries a knife or other weapon to report it.”
