A NORTH-EAST police force is hailing an air guns amnesty as a major success after more than 40 weapons were handed in during the last fortnight.
Special collection bins for the surrender of weapons were housed in the reception of police stations in the South Tyneside area commands of Northumbria Police.
Letters were also sent to the homes of 12,000 secondary school children making them, and their parents, aware of the dangers of air weapons.
South Tyneside area command Inspector Phil Kay said: "During the past two weeks, largely as a result of the amnesty, there has been a 25 per cent reduction in the numbers of calls to police relating to air weapon incidents."
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