Get email updates with the day's biggest stories Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeRetired police are being asked to hand back their old truncheons – or face fines for having offensive weapons. But, as well as blades, the Offensive Weapons Act covers personal ownership of knuckledusters, throwing stars, truncheons and batons. And some police chiefs have decided it extends to mementos like old wooden truncheons given as retirement gifts. One force, Thames Valley Police, has written to retirees warning “it will no longer be possible to retain” souvenir batons or truncheons.

Source: Daily Mirror July 24, 2021 15:28 UTC