{"id":39686,"date":"2020-02-04T15:17:40","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T15:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=39686"},"modified":"2020-02-04T15:17:40","modified_gmt":"2020-02-04T15:17:40","slug":"increased-stop-and-search-powers-end-following-weekend-stabbings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/02\/04\/increased-stop-and-search-powers-end-following-weekend-stabbings\/","title":{"rendered":"Extra stop and search powers end following stabbings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Section 60 notice was put out by police after stabbings in Riverside and Butetown &nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/TAPE-USE.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/TAPE-USE.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/TAPE-USE-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/TAPE-USE-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/TAPE-USE-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/TAPE-USE.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/TAPE-USE.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/TAPE-USE-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/TAPE-USE-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/TAPE-USE-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Police tape on the floor, previously used to seal off Smeaton Street <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>TEMPORARY police powers to stop and search people \u2018without good reason\u2019 brought in after two stabbings in Cardiff at the weekend, have ended. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>A Section 60 notice was announced by police allowing increased power to search any individual or vehicle in the areas of Riverside, Grangetown and Butetown.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Police took the action to prevent serious violence, to find dangerous instruments or to apprehend anyone carrying weapons.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Government changes to Section 60 in August allowed the initial period of 15-24 hours of increased power to be extended, which South Wales Police used to prevent more knife crime. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Russell Fisher, 52, who has run Russell\u2019s Barber Shop on Ninian Park Road since 1987 said: \u201cThe youngsters, nearly all of them carry knives. They have no respect for life.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;They have got nothing to lose half of them. No job, no kids, so they are not bothered about going to jail. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is obviously a multi-cultural area, a lot of different cultures here but everyone gets on with everyone. Generally, it is pretty quiet here.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Asked whether the area had seen an increase in police presence, Mr Fisher said: \u201cOnly that day (of the stabbing on Smeaton Street) was there a lot of police around. You have the PCSOs, but they walk around all the time, we see them every couple of days.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI thought it was a lot more serious than it actually was. The amount of police and how long the roads were closed. They sealed the roads off until 1.40pm.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BARBER-USE.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/BARBER-USE.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/BARBER-USE-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/BARBER-USE-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/BARBER-USE-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BARBER-USE.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/BARBER-USE.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/BARBER-USE-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/BARBER-USE-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/BARBER-USE-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Russell Fisher, 52, in his shop Russell&#8217;s Barber Shop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The Section 60 notice was initially issued from 2pm on February 1, before being extended until 6am on February 3.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>While stop and search powers have been controversial in the past, Mr Fisher does not see them as an issue.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cPersonally, if you have got nothing to hide they are not a problem. I am not bothered about anything the police do for safety.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you can get people with the knives off the streets then all well and good.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>While an increase in stop and search powers may help in the short-term, police statistics show no link between the number of stop and searches carried out and the number of arrests made for possession of weapons.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"345\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/image.png 576w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/image-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/image-500x299.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/image-293x175.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/image.png 576w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/image-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/image-500x299.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/image-293x175.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Created using stop and search and crime data from Police.uk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"621\" height=\"352\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/image-1.png 621w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/image-1-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/image-1-500x283.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/image-1-293x166.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"621\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/image-1.png 621w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/image-1-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/image-1-500x283.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/image-1-293x166.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Created using stop and search and crime data from Police.uk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>For example, in Grangetown in May, the second least amount of stop and searches took place, yet it resulted in the most amount of arrests for possession of weapons.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>There was no data available for Butetown specifically. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Dougie Gentles, 50, who lives in Cathays, was in favour of the Section 60 notice but believes there are limitations with stop and searches.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWell personally I think it\u2019s important that the police carry out Section 60 notices, especially after a stabbing,\u201d Mr Gentles said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think it helps to reassure the area that the police are out there doing checks and ensuring there isn\u2019t any revenge attacks for example.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cGiving the police the power to stop and search anyone at any time won\u2019t work, it&nbsp;leaves the door open for the police to abuse the power,\u201d he continued. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf any area has a rise in anti-social behaviour for a two or three-week period then the police should have the power to issue a week-long Section 60 notice for that area and then target that area the following week.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat would, I think, reduce the anti-social behaviour. Section 60 notices need changing in regard to the time limit imposed on them.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SMEATON-USE-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/SMEATON-USE-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/SMEATON-USE-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/SMEATON-USE-770x577.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/SMEATON-USE-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/SMEATON-USE-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/SMEATON-USE.jpg 1231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SMEATON-USE-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/SMEATON-USE-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/SMEATON-USE-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/SMEATON-USE-770x577.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/SMEATON-USE-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/SMEATON-USE-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/SMEATON-USE.jpg 1231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Smeaton Street, where the first stabbing took place<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;A local door supervisor for DRC Group Ltd believes more could be done to deter knife crime: \u201cI actually have nothing against stop and searches, it just won\u2019t stop the problem. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cMuch harsher sentences would be the best place to start. I know people say the prisons are overcrowded, which they are, but there are ways that can be solved.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnother option would be for the people caught with knives to meet victims of knife crime, see how that one life taken in a knife incident ruins the life of more than just that person in hospital or buried in the ground.\u201d &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Police released the latest of three statements regarding the Section 60 on Sunday, confirming the extension until the following day. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Section 60 notice in parts of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cardiff?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cardiff<\/a> is being further extended until 6am tomorrow (Mon February 3) <br><br>The decision has been taken following separate stabbing incidents on Friday 31 January and Saturday 1 February. <br><br>If you have any info please call 1\u20e30\u20e31\u20e3 or <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Wales_CS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Wales_CS<\/a> <br><br>^CD <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DkUOKKN77a\">https:\/\/t.co\/DkUOKKN77a<\/a><\/p>&mdash; South Wales Police Cardiff (@SWPCardiff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SWPCardiff\/status\/1224098731512999938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe notice was issued after two stabbing incidents in Cardiff within a 24-hour period \u2013 these are not linked and the two male victims are in stable condition.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Police are still appealing for information in relation to these incidents and ask anyone with information to call 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 quoting occurrence 2000038398.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Section 60 notice was put out by police after stabbings in Riverside and Butetown &nbsp; TEMPORARY police powers to stop and search people \u2018without good reason\u2019 brought in after two stabbings in Cardiff at the weekend, have ended. &nbsp; A Section 60 notice was announced by police allowing increased power to search any individual or vehicle in the areas of Riverside, Grangetown and Butetown. 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