| Time, Date and Duration of Authority to Search |
| Section 60 – Authorised 28/11/22 – 1800 hrs until 0300 hrs 30/11/22 |
| Area covered by Authority (Please attach any relevant maps) |
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| Details of Authorising Officer |
| ACC Jayne Meir |
| Reason for Authority (Brief Summary for Publication) |
| #POWERS | Officers are using Section 60 powers in the Bloxwich and part of Walsall Town Centre areas of Walsall today. The order which is in place from now up to 0300 hours on 30/11/22, covers Bloxwich, Mossley, Blakenall and part of Walsall Town Centre. This gives us the power to stop and search people we suspect may be involved in violence, without the need to have reasonable grounds. The Section 60 is in place after a serious violent incident in Bloxwich High Street and at the top of Park Street, Town Centre on 28/11/22. Our priority is to protect YOU the public. If you have any information on knife crime, call us on 101 to report. In an emergency dial 999. |
| Details of OIC (for contact or enquiries) |
| Insp 4220 Pearson ( Elizabeth.pearson@westmidlands.police.uk ) |
After the Authorised Period
| Number of Stop/Searches Carried Out Under the Authority |
| 6 |
| Outcomes of those Stop/Searches |
| NFA |
