A MAN has been charged after police found a knife during a stop and search in Haydock on Tuesday (August 8).
At around 12.50pm, officers found a lock knife after a stop and search on Windermere Road and an arrest was made.
Jamie Russell, 34, of no fixed abode, has been charged with possession of a bladed article in a public place and has been kept in custody to appear at Liverpool, Knowsley and St Helens Adult Remand Court this afternoon (Wednesday, August 9).
Anyone with information on knife crime is encouraged to call police on 101 or the Crimestoppers line anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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